One of the most important pieces of financial advice you’ll ever receive is the importance of getting into the habit of saving money. This holds true regardless of your financial position, and whether you’re trying to save a lot or a little →
How to Save an Extra $50 Each and Every Week
One of the most important pieces of financial advice you’ll ever receive is the importance of getting into the habit of saving money. This holds true regardless of your financial position, and whether you’re trying to save a lot or a little →
Should a College Age Student Have a Credit Card?
If you’re getting ready to send your son or daughter off to college, you’ve probably worked with them to prepare a checklist of things they’ll need to take to school. Along with the various dorm room essentials, you’ll need to consider whether →
When Should Your Child Get a Savings Account?
Along with “when should I start giving my child an allowance,” one of the early financial questions a parent is likely to face for their child dealing with money is likely to be when to get them their first savings account. You’d →
Banking Advice – 5 Ways to Save Money on Gasoline
One of the best ways to improve your financial situation is by saving money on things that are always going to be a part of your budget. While it’s helpful to eliminate unnecessary items from your budget, there are certain items that →
Is Mobile Banking Safe?
Personal financial security is in the front of many people’s minds these days, and with good reason. If you’ve ever had your credit card or debit card number compromised, then you know how much time and effort it can take to restore →
How to Save Money for an Expensive Purchase
In thinking about personal finance, it’s clear that much of the discussion usually relates to how your spending and saving decisions affect the future. Many times the “future” tends to deal with long-term goals such as retirement, becoming debt-free or saving for →
Banking Advice on How to Calculate Cash Flow
In order to take control of your financial situation, you need to know what’s happening to your money. It might seem like an obvious point, but in fact many people aren’t quite sure whether their financial situation is getting better or getting →
How to Create a Budget Using Your iPhone
An increasing number of people are using their iPhones for tasks that previously would have been handled in some other way. Point and shoot cameras, pocket video cameras and dictation recorders have in large measure been replaced with functions built into every →
Watch Out for Your Bank’s New Checking Account Fees
When new laws were passed in 2011 to reduce the fees that banks could charge for certain debit card transactions, the hope was that the changes would be passed along and result in lower fees to consumers. Instead, many large banks have →
What is ATM Card Skimming and How to Protect Yourself From It?
ATM cards are a convenient and popular way to access the funds in our bank and checking accounts. But using an ATM card is not without risk. Unfortunately, the practice of “ATM skimming” has become a problem in recent years.
ATM skimming is →








