If it sounds too good to be true it usually is.

In travel, some deals really are too good to be true

The quoted rate for an “amazing” three-bedroom condominium in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, looked too good to be true. The unit, which featured flat-screen TVs, beds with “lush, warm comforters,” a gourmet kitchen and a lanai overlooking Lake Pend Oreille, cost only $1,900 for the month. And guess what? It was too good to be true.

Gratuity fatigue is real.

Are consumers tired of gratuitous gratuities?

Tipping is a hot topic again, thanks to a controversial ballot measure raising the minimum wage for restaurant workers in Washington, D.C., and recent social-media campaigns such as the #tipthebillchallenge that have drawn attention to low server wages.

Read this before you file for personal bankruptcy

You need to know this before you file for personal bankruptcy

Although the number of bankruptcy protection cases continues to decline, this is no time to lower your guard, say experts.

Total bankruptcy filings fell by 1.8 percent to 790,830 last year, according to the government, the smallest decline in years. Filing for personal bankruptcy may seem routine in the wake of the Great Recession.