FAFSA delays may cause some students to choose lower cost colleges, or not attend this fall
Many students are still waiting to determine which college they will attend, as FAFSA problems have delayed schools from sending out financial aid award letters.
Houston water bills will be a set amount until meter reading devices are fixed or deemed working
The City of Houston sending set water bills until meter problems fixed.
Live Nation offers $25 concert tickets to 5000 shows
Live Nation offering concert tickets at 75% off.
Senior care on a budget: Adult daycare offers families some relief
As costs continue to rise, AARP finds 44 million households are providing unpaid care at home, and more families are also turning to adult daycare as a lower-cost option.
Lowering home property taxes: How to protest, use increased homestead exemption
It's that time of year when many homeowners receive their county home appraisal for their property taxes. Whether it went up or down, there are ways to reduce your tax bill.
Land stolen from Houston woman; How did it happen?
A Houston woman says she made an alarming discovery: land she has owned for years was transferred to someone else without her knowing about it. The FBI reports that title theft is a growing crime, robbing rightful owners of hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Houston woman's land stolen in title theft scam: FBI warns of growing trend
Why deed theft is a growing crime and what's being done to stop it.
Land stolen in growing title theft trend
From dream to nightmare: Houston woman's land stolen in growing title theft trend highlighted by FBI.
Rice University students launch app to help patients navigate, save money on healthcare
Rice students create app to help patients find doctors, prices, and choices for healthcare.
The Healthcare Navigator
Heather Sullivan shares how Rice University students have developed an app to tackle unnecessary medical costs, empowering patients to navigate the healthcare system and save money.
Zero Waste Houston will turn your food scraps into compost, reducing greenhouse emissions
When food waste ends up in landfills, the EPA says it produces about 58% of total methane emissions in the U.S. One way to cut that down is to compost your food scraps.
Breaking down Amazon's grocery delivery
Amazon's new grocery delivery service offers both convenience for Prime members and affordability for SNAP beneficiaries, but will it actually save you money? Reporter Heather Sullivan breaks it down.
Beware of fake car listings, BBB cautions!
Attention car buyers: Beware of online scammers selling non-existent used cars, warns the Better Business Bureau, urging caution amidst a growing trend of deceptive practices.
Tips to avoid car repossessions, catch up on late payments
We talked with a credit counselor, who specializes in auto loan debt, who said borrowers have options to avoid repossession.
Capital One & Khan Academy offer free financial literacy education
There's a new resource that can help you and your family learn about money management and file tax returns for free.
Tax Day deadline: Last minute filing tips
If you haven’t filed your tax return yet, we have some tips to help last minute filers make the deadline.
Uplift Harris: Reaction after Texas AG sues to stop Harris County's guaranteed income program
Leaders, activists respond to suit to halt Uplift Harris guaranteed income program.
Single women outpace single men in homeownership
Although U.S. women still trail men in pay on average, single women are now buying more homes on their own than single men.
Companies recruiting women to fill skilled trade jobs in construction, oil, gas, more
More women are exploring careers in high paying skilled trades, once dominated by men.
University of Houston says Cougar Textbook Access Program saved students $10.2 million
The price of textbooks is often a major expense for college students. Now more colleges are tapping into what's called OER, Open Educational Resources, to help cut down that cost.