I recently came across an interesting website that happened to be quite an eye opener. The Center for Economic and Entrepreneurial Literacy’s website Econ4U has some great stuff on it to help teach others about personal finance and economics. In August, the group, a non-profit dedicated to financial education, realized that most college students can’t [...]
It’s the first official day of fall. That may mean it’s time to put away the swimsuits until next year, but you may want to think twice about giving up all of your summer habits. Here are five summer habits that you should actually carry with you into fall. Enjoying Simple, Low Cost Meals Cooking [...]
My church, New Spring, has an awesome member that is our Pastor of Financial Planning. Joe Sangl offers classes, books, financial advice and counseling. He recently held a Southern Savers Couponing Class that sold out and helped attendees to save tons of money on groceries, find freebies and other things. Southern Savers offers Extreme Couponing [...]
It took something big before Heather Levin gave personal finance a second thought. It wasn’t until she bought her first home, ripped open the envelope containing her first mortgage payment, and saw just how much of her money was going to pay interest that Heather resolved to buy a home with cash. This full-time commercial [...]
Over one weekend I had two- yes two- terrible couponing experiences. They almost made me wonder why I bother trying to save money this way. First of all, let me tell you what happened. Friday evening my husband and I stopped in to Target. There were some great deals I found online that I wanted [...]
Many parents dread trying to teach their children to save money. They fear the idea will be met with resistance from the kids and cause so much foot stomping and argument that they never set out a consistent plan to teach their children how to begin saving accounts and learn a lifetime habit of saving. [...]
Ever wonder how to file for bankruptcy? Curious about what you should do if your identity gets hacked? From the basics like filing a consumer complaint to the terribly difficult job of planning a funeral, the government has produced a free guide to help you through it all. It’s called the 2009 Consumer Action Handbook [...]
Many Americans have to take prescription drugs prescribed by their doctor and many are going broke trying to pay for them. When I was a journalist at a newspaper in Florida, I wrote a story about how several people were having to turn to Canada for cheaper drugs. CBS News had a recent segment on [...]
I went to the mall last night because sometimes I just can’t fight off the urge to shop. The good news is plenty of stores offer free stuff that fulfills– or at least squelches– my desire to spend money so I go home with new things and I don’t have to fork over any money [...]
Yes, we may be in a recession. Yes, layoffs are happening daily. Yes, money is tight. But that doesn’t mean we should be giving less. In fact, many would argue that now is the time to give even more because there are more people in need. Here are three examples of companies that are giving [...]