Stockpile puts a unique twist on purchasing stocks. Instead of buying stocks directly, you purchase a stock gift card.

This is better than giving a toy or something else your to son or daughter that they'll eventually outgrow. And it can be great gift idea for full-grown adults too!

Owning fractional shares in popular companies like Amazon, Coca-Cola, Netflix and more gives the recipients of your the gifts the opportunity to watch their value grow over the years.

We were also happy to see Stockpile recently switch its pricing model to become a virtually fee-free stock broker. Keep reading our full review of StockPile to learn more.

Here's how to find out how much your house is worth.

The 1098-E form is what you receive for tax season if you paid more than $600 in student loan interest last year.

Receiving a 1098-E form may allow you to deduct student loan interest on your federal tax return. This deduction can reduce your taxable income by up to $2,500, offering some financial relief for those managing student loan debt.

Today, we break down what the 1098-E is, and how it impacts your taxes so that you can potentially claim the student loan interest deduction.

Changed is an app that helps you pay off your student loans and other debt faster.

Putting extra change in a jar can accumulate into some real savings surprisingly fast. But then you have to use cash for your purchases, wrap all those save coins, and bring them to the bank to add them to your account.

But, with a large number of banks and apps, there's an easier way. Many now provide a way for customers to round up transactions in their bank account or credit card and apply to them to a savings account. It's a new spin on the change jar for the digital age.

Changed takes this concept even further by applying unused change to your student loans and other debt. By using the Changed app, it rounds up each transaction to the nearest dollar and applies the difference to your loans once $25 is reached. In this article, we’ll do a review of the Changed app.

Anyone sticking to a budget and wanting to know where their money is going most likely uses financial software. In fact, I've rarely seen someone be successful with their money without using some type of tool to help.

Now, this tool doesn't have to be software (it can be pen and paper or an Excel spreadsheet), but you need to keep track of your money somehow.

When I started managing my money in the early 2000s, Quicken was the only game in town. It had a robust set of features and tools - especially if you were an investor. In fact, even today, there are few tools that rival Quicken's investment tracking.

However, over the last several years we've seen some struggles with Quicken (especially Quicken for Mac), and other awesome tools come onto the market. Some people have been dissatisfied with Quicken's pricing, or their features. And other tools have really been upping their game.

We look at several Quicken alternatives that offer interesting features and can cost less.