When it comes to keeping family finances in order, one of the most common hurdles that we face is overspending. Sometimes someone is obviously blowing money on unnecessary things, but often it’s much more subtle. Everyone spends a few dollars here and →
Keeping Track of Your Money
When it comes to keeping family finances in order, one of the most common hurdles that we face is overspending. Sometimes someone is obviously blowing money on unnecessary things, but often it’s much more subtle. Everyone spends a few dollars here and →
Money Saving Ideas for the Weekend
Although money may not always be in abundance for activities for the entire family, this doesn’t mean your family needs to miss out on some well-needed time together. Enjoying each others company is an important aspect of everyone’s life. There are many →
Tips for Saving Money
Do you ever feel like there’s some sort of conspiracy among corporations to deprive you of as much of your hard-earned money as possible? That’s not too far from the truth. Banks, stores, service providers and utility companies are all in it →
College Finance 101
Okay, your child has been accepted into several colleges and has likely made a decision by this point on what college they will attend – so what next? You now need to help your child learn about how to manage a →
Get Pleasure From Saving Money
The key to developing a lifelong habit of saving money is that you must never feel deprived. Saving has to feel as good as spending. Of course, you’ll need to turn a deaf ear to the many commercial messages that have been →
Living Beneath Your Means
Close your ears to what advertisers would have you believe, you don’t have to spend every nickel of your paycheck to have a good life. Spending money on things won’t make you richer, thinner, sexier, more beautiful, or more popular. It’ll just →
Why Have an Emergency Fund?
Many people pride themselves on having a good handle on their finances. They pay their bills in full and on time month after month. They manage their credit cards expertly, and even though they could get all the credit they want with →
Online Banking Scams
There are many unscrupulous people who are trying to take advantage of consumers. Scams are all around us, just think about Bernie Madoff’s ponzi scheme that resulted in billions being lost by very sophisticated people. We’ve all probably received emails similar to →
Watch Out for Banking Fees
As we all know banks have been hit very hard with the economic downturn and they are searching for more and more “nickel and dime” charges to pass along to consumers to increase their earnings.
Here are some suggestions for avoiding two of →









