Bianca Beltran

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Bianca Beltran

Tanya Violette said she was looking to save money on her bill. "I was paying $130 for an old dial-up system and a phone line that I never used," she said. Violette contacted Verizon to review her options. "They said, 'Oh yeah, there's this wireless router that's much faster and it's $70 a month.' Sent it to me, installed it. A month later, I still hadn't received a bill, called them, they couldn't find it. January, received an email saying I had a bill for $1,364," said Violette.

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Bianca Beltran

If you've received text messages or phone calls from scammers, you may have wondered how they get ahold of your contact information. Easily - a lot of it is available online, often collected and sold by data brokers. There are hundreds of people-search sites that aggregate publicly available data, which makes deleting your data a big task, but doing so can help prevent you from being targeted for identity theft or scams.

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Ale Zimmermann |Bianca Beltran

With headlines of layoffs and hiring freezes, finding a job can feel impossible. On top of that, more and more companies are relying on artificial intelligence to find the best candidates. Mo Kothawala is a 20-year-old soon-to-be college grad looking to enter the workforce. Also, looking for his next chapter is 50-year-old Brett Sandman. He's a seasoned logistics operations expert and retired from the Navy.

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Bianca Beltran

The sunny apartment in Boston's Roslindale neighborhood that Liza Montalban moved into earlier this year has not only become home, but a launching pad for her new life. "I was in an abusive relationship, so I was going through some financial abuse," Montalban said. "I was struggling because I was depending on this person. I just wanted to become self-sufficient and independent again and I wanted to feel safe.

1 month ago | nbcboston.com | Ale Zimmermann |Bianca Beltran

With just one snap and a quick upload, that grocery receipt can turn into an gift card, thanks to what are known as receipt scanning apps. "You're not going to be able to retire on this money, but it gives you a little bit of extra cash for that spending that you're already doing," said James Royal, a principal writer at Bankrate. Apps like Fetch Rewards, CoinOut and Frisbee allow users to earn cash back and other rewards for purchases, just by uploading a picture of a receipt.