Sire Nothingtodo / Shutterstock.com I first visited the European country of Montenegro in the early 2000’s. Back then, it was a new state — freshly split from neighboring Serbia and fighting to assert itself. Today, it’s a playground for A-listers, billionaires, and savvy expats. Despite its popularity with the jet-set, you don’t need a bulging bank balance to make your home here. In fact, a couple can live the good life here ..read more

Pixel-Shot / Shutterstock.com Dying is inevitable, and if you ignore that fact, you could set up your loved ones for a difficult time after you’re gone. “Everyone should have a will,” says Jerry Rothkoff, an elder law attorney with Rothkoff Law Group, which has offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He tells Money Talks News that even if someone doesn’t have significant savings, they may own an asset such as a house or a ..read more

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Learn how to eat gluten-free without breaking the bank. Here are cheap, gluten-free options for anyone who needs to cut costs while staying true to their diet and nutritional needs. Many people are making the switch to a gluten-free diet due to food allergies, sensitivities, or dietary preferences. Luckily, shopping for gluten-free food has become easier and is less expensive than it was five ..read more

MDV Edwards / Shutterstock.com Your skin is the largest organ in the body. Skin even has its own microbiome and its own metabolism. In fact, skin’s metabolism is responsible for the production and breakdown of collagen and elastin — the components that keep skin looking youthful. A healthy skin metabolism also means healthy cell turnover so skin can properly repair and heal itself. If you’ve ever waited for a sunburn to peel ..read more

Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com Shopping for a home is a task like none other. There are, to name a few of the challenges, mortgage intricacies, financial calculations, the competitive marketplace and the hard work of visiting and assessing each prospective property. Don’t get swept away in the excitement and work and miss crucial problems with the building itself. Here are a handful of common, costly and not necessarily ..read more

xbrchx / Shutterstock.com Most people haven’t heard of Montenegro, and that’s OK. It’s a tiny country of about 5,300 square miles (13,800 square kilometers), making it about the size of Connecticut. It’s also tiny in terms of population, with about 620,000 people making their home here. Montenegro is in Eastern Europe, and Kotor Bay, a deep craggy inlet of the Adriatic Sea, is in the southwest of the country ..read more

fizkes / Shutterstock.com The middle class can be comfortable, but we’d all like to get closer to that famed 1%. There’s nothing like enjoying your hard-earned money today and years down the line. We look up to the wealthy because they seem to have already accomplished that, but we don’t have to be content to stare wistfully out the window wishing we could grow our wealth too. Money Talks News spoke with financial ..read more

Rohane Hamilton / Shutterstock.com Eating soda, chips and cookies is not only bad for your waistline, but it also may put your brain’s health in jeopardy, a recent study finds. Eating more ultra-processed foods is associated with a higher risk of memory and thinking problems, as well as stroke, according to research published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Such foods are high in added ..read more

michaeljung / Shutterstock.com These days, there are many routes to a good-paying job. Though a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree certainly won’t hurt your chances of finding one, the best trade jobs offer a similar (or even equal) salary for far less time and tuition cost. Just keep in mind that trade jobs salaries can vary drastically by the industry, with HVAC technicians making an average of $63,000 ..read more

Pranithan Chorruangsak / Shutterstock.com Baby boomers have fallen in love with Tripadvisor. The Needham, Massachusetts-based company that includes web-based travel agencies, comparison shopping websites and other services finished atop the latest quarterly Ad Age-Harris Poll boomer brand tracker index. The index measures the growth of a company’s brand equity, which indicates the value that shoppers see in a brand at any given point ..read more