Kiplinger Personal Finance Reviews

Kiplinger Personal Finance Reviews

Published by on 2024-07-09

🏷️ About: KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE provides down-to-earth advice on managing money and achieving financial security. We provide our readers with trustworthy information and practical guidance on saving, investing, planning for retirement, paying for college, buying an automobile, home and other major purchases, as well as reliable advice for all stages of their financial lives.


       


Overall Customer Experience 😎


👿🤬😠 Negative experience
67.3%

🙄💅🫥 Neutral
19.3%

😎👌🔥 Positive experience
13.4%

~ from Justuseapp.com NLP analysis of 70 combined software reviews.



Summary of Customer Reviews (Takeaways): 💎

- Provides good tips and guidance

- Online subscription is easy to access



Read 33 Customer Service Reviews 👿🤬😡😠💢😤

4.8 out of 5

Subscription I paid for not working

2022-05-22

I have been a Kiplinger’s app subscriber for years. I set the subscription to auto-renew on my iPad. As always, it renewed in January. However, I have been unable to get new issues since the January edition. It says to subscribe to read latest issues. I tried restoring purchases, signing out and signing in, signing out then deleting and reinstalling KiplingerPersonalFinance again. Nothing works. I contacted Kiplinger’s about the issue and they said to contact Apple. Contacted Apple and they said to contact the developer. Tried KiplingerPersonalFinance Support button and it took me to the same page and same form on Kiplinger’s site to report a problem that I used before. So now I’m in an endless loop and unable to get a resolution.

Rip-off

2022-06-23

I have already paid for the hardcopy and digital Subscriptions, but to have this on my phone / iPad I would have to buy ANOTHER subscription for the SAME 12 month period!
That would be a huge waste of money for the convenience of having KiplingerPersonalFinance .

Especially ironic given that this magazine is supposed to be teaching people how to be good with their money

I should have read the reviews first

2022-07-24

Even though I subscribed, I can’t download or read anything but a preview, unless I spend more money to buy an individual magazine. And the help section is pretty worthless. I’ll be asking for a refund.

Cannot read subscription I paid for

2022-08-25

Always a bit wonky, now I can’t read my subscription at all. Clearly shows a paid subscription in iTunes but unable to download new issues nor restore purchases.

Cannot read the issues I paid for

2022-09-26

This is beyond disgusting. I try to read the magazine I have a paid subscription for, and when I click Subscribe I’m told I already have a subscription. To read it, all I have to do is log into the Magzter (?) account I may or may not have. I appear to have one because I can reset the password, but not ever actually log in because that part is broken. I originally signed up using my Facebook account, but that connection is broken, so sorry, you cannot read the issues or get your money back.

This hassle has caused me to decide to stop being a Kiplinger read despite reading for 15+ years. I hope their staff can find new jobs…

Terrible UX

2022-10-27

Good luck trying to figure out how use your hard copy subscription with with KiplingerPersonalFinance. It’s so counterintuitive your best, or at least, less aggravating ting course of action is to just give up. The contact support button doesn’t even work. Do these jokers even know how to QC their work?

Kiplinger app crashes every time I try to open a magazine

2022-11-28

The title says it all. Has KiplingerPersonalFinance been updated to use the latest Apple OS? Why doesn’t that happen for every new release?
If the plan is to discontinue the Kiplinger app and have everyone use the Magzter app then please do so and let everyone know.

App constantly crashes

2022-12-29

KiplingerPersonalFinance immediately crashes when I click on it so there’s no way to read the content. Sometimes it gets fixed then it starts crashing again. Only app of over 100 I have that does this. Stay away as you won’t get your money’s worth.

I have a subscription but cannot login... why?

2023-01-30

I enjoy reading the Kiplinger magazine, the hard copy.

However the Kiplinger website works on my desktop computer but when using my cellphone, it shows me as being logged-in but I cannot access any information from the website. It keeps showing me advertisements about subscriptions, although it shows me as being logged-in.

I try calling the Kiplinger telephone number but no one ever answers.

I’ve also tried using the email contact option but the AI responses are not satisfactory.

Frustrating!

App does not work. Won’t give money back.

2023-03-03

For the last 4 months, KiplingerPersonalFinance crashes every time I try and open it. Contacted apple, and they told me to contact the developer, who never responded. In the end, I paid for an annual subscription for something I can’t read. Best money lesson from my Kiplinger's experience, don’t subscribe.

App constantly crashes

2023-04-01

App constantly crashes when you start it up. Don’t waste your money on a subscription. KiplingerPersonalFinance worked fine for the last few years but since the update it has been unusable.

No Interface Between Print and On Line

2023-05-03

Someone is “asleep at the switch”. I have a paid subscription, but KiplingerPersonalFinance asks me to purchase the magazine in order to view it on line. Come on Kiplinger, where is your management? I note from other reviews that I am not the only one with this problem.
If I could give a zero rating, I would.

Very buggy

2023-06-03

I can’t even open KiplingerPersonalFinance without it quitting. I even deleted it off of my iPhone 12 and reinstalled it, only to have the problem still there. Most of the reviews are 1 star, for a good reason. Get with the program people. You are charging us for this product. It should be better, or at least stay open.

Doesn’t work

2023-07-05

Don’t bother with KiplingerPersonalFinance at all. Sign up on the computer and download the PDFs to your phone. KiplingerPersonalFinance doesn’t recognize my original account and upon entering my email used to purchase the subscription online, KiplingerPersonalFinance told me I needed to make a new account. One which doesn’t link to any of my currently held subscriptions.

TLDR: KiplingerPersonalFinance is very poorly developed sign up online...

No Customer Service!!

2023-08-05

Purchased a year subscription but can’t read anything. Just keeps wanting me to pay again and tried to contact customer service to see what was going on and the button doesn’t work. No way to get a hold of them or get your money back. This is very crappy!! All I wanted was to be able to read this on my phone. I highly DON’T Recommend KiplingerPersonalFinance AT ALL!!!

Customer service

2023-09-06

Very very poor customer service Asked to reset password although I believe password correct. The email provided on web site to reset password does not respond. The customer service number does not pick up calls or return calls. I have tried each on multiple days and multiple times. I have never experienced this much difficulty to update a password. Terrible response

Crashes every time I try to open it

2023-10-08

What is the point of having this subscription and KiplingerPersonalFinance if it literally never works? It crashes every time I try to open it. This is a big company and when you offer a product it should work. It blows my mind that you would put anything like this out of you actually cared about your reputation as a company. KiplingerPersonalFinance is so unprofessional and such a scam it’s like I just have a hard time reading the articles talking about best place for this and best company for that when you put out the biggest garbage app to read your product. How does this person or people still have their job? Please fix the stupid app!

Great content but buggy interface

2023-11-08

Content is great, but the interface has gone downhill in performance the past year. Incredibly buggy, constantly restarting even when the content is 100% downloaded. Great way to read the magazine on an iPad, but need to get KiplingerPersonalFinance some basic functionality and stability.

Can’t even download issues

2023-12-10

Can’t download issues, and when I select an issue, app crashes.

Great Financial Planning Resource

2024-01-10

I have accesses this magazine for quite a number of years now. It has provided me with some good tips and guidance. I only have the online subscription and have never had a problem with it. I have given it 4 stars because it does not answer every question I may have and not every article applies to me personally but I believe that is OK. Bottom line is that I a. A happy subscriber.

Hard copy subscription doesn’t work here

2025-01-15

Like all the other reviews say, your hard copy subscription won’t get you access here. KiplingerPersonalFinance is useless to current subscribers unless you want to pay twice.

Not the same

2025-01-15

Subscribe to Kiplingers digital and get a .pdf of the magazine through the web. KiplingerPersonalFinance requires a second subscription. Waste of effort.

No Support - cannot access what I paid to read

2025-01-15

A good magazine has gone down the drain. Such a shame! I would give KiplingerPersonalFinance 0 stars if it were possible.

Subscription doesn't work

2025-01-15

I have a print and digital subscription but it doesn't work with KiplingerPersonalFinance. You have to buy a separate subscription for KiplingerPersonalFinance . So what's the point? Useless

Greedy app developer

2025-01-15

The maker of KiplingerPersonalFinance (Magzter Inc) doesn’t recognize existing Kiplinger subscriptions and wants you to pay again. Restoring existing purchases under Settings doesn’t work either. Really... how ignorant is that? Total rip-off app. Uninstalled.

Don’t waste your money

2025-01-15

My account indicates that I am paid through December 2018 but I cannot download the current edition of the Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine. The email that I sent to support requesting assistance has gone unanswered. Spend your hard-earned money elsewhere. Do not use KiplingerPersonalFinance from Magzter.

Pay twice for the same magazine?

2025-01-15

Does not allow you to read your subscription on the iPad unless you subscribe again. Why would anyone do that? Seems like a perfect article on KIPLINGER’S PERSONAL FINANCE for what you shouldn’t do. You can’t make this stuff up.

Kiplinger app is terrible

2025-01-15

I am a subscriber of Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine (both print and online) and yet I am absolutely unable to access it on my iPhone or iPad via KiplingerPersonalFinance from iTunes. It does not recognize my password and is IMPOSSIBLE to figure out. I will be canceling
my subscription shortly.

Disappointed

2025-01-15

Subscribed for a year and auto-renewed. Following renewal, could no longer access it...paid for it and got nothing. Apple says contact them for issues but then tries to pawn you off on KiplingerPersonalFinance developer...not worth the trouble.

Hard copy subscription doesn’t count

2025-01-15

I have a hard copy subscription to the magazine but would also have to subscribe to KiplingerPersonalFinance to get the same information on my tablet. Don’t quite understand why I have to pay twice.

No support

2025-01-15

Subscribed. Read two issues. Had to change password. When I entered my email (about a dozen times) to have a reset email sent to me, nothing came in. Checked the junk email. Nothing. Tried to re-register but my email is already in use. REALLY??!!

Hard to read

2025-01-15

Doesn't cooperate with kindle. Ez read feature only applies to a few articles.

Good business magazine

2025-01-15

Excellent app. Download a breeze. Very informative on management of finances plus excellent coverage for retirees.



Is Kiplinger Personal Finance Safe? 🤗🙏


No. Kiplinger Personal Finance does not seem very safe to us. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 70 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 4.8/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for Kiplinger Personal Finance Is 16.6/100.


Is Kiplinger Personal Finance Legit? 💯


No. Kiplinger Personal Finance does not seem legit based on our analysis. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 70 Kiplinger Personal Finance User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for Kiplinger Personal Finance Is 40.5/100..


Is Kiplinger Personal Finance not working? 🚨


Kiplinger Personal Finance works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.



Payments 💸🤑💰

**Pricing data is based on average subscription prices reported by Justuseapp.com users..

Pricing Plans Amount (USD)
1 Year Digital Subscription $34.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance November 2012 $4.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance October 2012 $4.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance January 2013 $4.99
1 Month Digital Subscription $3.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Jan 2014 $4.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance December 2012 $4.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Mar 2014 $4.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - January 2015 $4.99
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - January 2016 $4.99


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We provide our readers with trustworthy information and practical guidance on saving, investing, planning for retirement, paying for college, buying an automobile, home and other major purchases, as well as reliable advice for all stages of their financial lives.

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Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.

KIPLINGER'S PERSONAL FINANCE provides down-to-earth advice on managing money and achieving financial security.

Our readers are affluent and influential men and women who are actively involved in their personal-finance decisions, and we are guided by the expectation that they will act on what we write about and benefit from doing so.

No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.

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