If you have made a monthly or weekly budget, congratulations! You’ve now taken a step that most people instinctively avoid. Personal finance begins with a sound...
Are you on a tight budget? Don’t have enough to pay your rent? Or just need some extra cash for a weekend trip? Then you will want to hear what I have to say ab...
Credit cards are dangerous. As many consumers have already discovered, the debts can pile up faster than a person can make enough money to pay it. Add in high i...
The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimated that the average spending on “back to school” items has increased by 42 percent over the last ten years. The aver...
Applying to college is an exciting yet scary time. The prospect of sending your child off to school (or leaving yourself) is daunting. It’s even more complicate...
There are more than 400 theme parks in the USA alone, and theme parks are a top travel destination in every season. However, as every family knows, travel to th...
Bankruptcy eliminates some debt, but it isn’t a cure-all. That’s because it doesn’t eliminate all debt or give consumers way to wipe the books clean. If you are...
According to the USDA, the average monthly grocery bill is between $568 and $1,293 for a family of four. If that sounds pricey, it is – the Bureau of Labor Stat...
Balancing your checkbook is a lost art. Why? In an era where most of our transactions are online, few people take the time to review their transactions manually...
Believe it or not, the holidays will soon be upon us. As you’ve no doubt already noticed, the local stores seem to stock holiday items 6-8 weeks before the holi...
When you have extreme debt it can feel debilitating to tackle the problem. The high interest rates and seemingly endless fees can cause major depression, which ...
During the last 15 years, cell phones have evolved from a luxury item to a necessity. Cell phones are not just communication devices, they are computers, game c...
