Tag: savings

It has happened to the best of us. With good intentions, you sign up for a “free” trial offer and forget to cancel the unwanted subscription. Before you know it,…

Every year, lists circulate of the most-searched questions and terms on Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines. I always get a kick out of the off-the-wall things people type…

One of the greatest threats to your personal finances is inflation. Inflation has likely impacted you personally, especially over the past year. The consumer price index (CPI), a measure of…

I’ve often heard from older individuals, “if I had only started saving earlier in life, I wouldn’t be stuck doing [fill in the blank].” What I hear in these words…

These days, most households have at least two cars. This has largely been driven by the increase of dual-income families over the past several decades. But, for some people, the…

Teaching kids about money is critical. Do you remember your first experience with money as a child? Did you receive an allowance? Did you babysit? Overhear conversations your parents were…

When you hear the word frugal, what comes to mind? Is it someone scraping every penny and living on rice and beans? Is it someone using cloth toilet paper? Is…

Over the past couple of years, savings account interest rates have eroded. For those of you with savings, you’ve seen the impact in your monthly statements. What used to be…

When some people think of libraries, they may instantly think quiet and boring. In reality, libraries should be seen as free entertainment. Libraries open up a whole world of possibilities…

Over the years working in corporate America, I have encountered people who were self-proclaimed “trust fund babies.” They only worked to have something to do or to pave their own…