Best Checking Accounts For College Students

The best checking accounts for college students are those with no fees, no minimum balance, online banking, and good interest rates. If you’re leaving for college soon and you don’t have a checking account opened up, you should start thinking about it now. You’ll definitely need a place to stash the little cash that [...]

How I Stopped The Debt Cycle In My Life

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It was March of 2002, and my mother was dropping me off at our local community college. It was that point that I realized my life had come to a low point. I had no car, no job, and I was in a ton [...]

Money Tips for New College Graduates – Spending, Saving, & Budgeting Advice

What college student do you know that isn’t cheap?  When you’re in school every penny counts and you learn to manage your money on a very tight budget. Saving money simply becomes second nature to you. I was so cheap in college I used to:
-Wear every last piece of clothing to delay paying for the laundry [...]

Financial Tips for New College Graduates – A Cheatsheet for Managing Your Money

Were you in class the day they handed out the financial tip sheet?  You know, the one that covered how to buy insurance, invest your money, pay off your student loans, manage your credit cards, and budget out your new salary?  I think most of us missed that day so here’s another copy you can [...]

How I Make Tough Money Decisions

As a single mother of two growing children, I have a tight budget, even with child support payments. Just when I think I am getting ahead, somebody needs a new pair of glasses or a dental visit. Forget that my youngest is having growing spurts and needs a new wardrobe two or three times [...]

Budgeting for a Better 2008

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I used to, until I realized I usually blew it within the first 2-3 weeks. I hate making promises I cannot keep, even if the vows are only to me.
However, I definitely need to do something, if I want to budget for a better 2008. A self-employed [...]

Holiday Budgeting Tips from Ebenezer Scrooge

If you have seen/read The Christmas Carol, you already know that Scrooge is the Bad guy. Well, I contend that Scrooge is not all bad, and here is why:
Yes, Scrooge could have put a little extra coal on the fire; he could have allowed Mr. Crachit a little more time off, and been more [...]

Money Resolutions for a Financially Secure New Year

Have you thought about your New Year’s resolutions yet for next year?  How about knowing where your money is going, knowing where you want it to go, saving more, and reducing debt?  Sound like a tall order?  If you set some specific financial goals for yourself, you’re much more likely to achieve some of them.  Check out [...]

Christmas – Play Now, Pay Later

Christmas is a wonderful time of year! You look forward to the lights, the Christmas carols, the food, and the chance to be with family as you celebrate the reason for the season. However, along with all the festivities, the bills usually stack up during the holidays. For many, gift giving results [...]

Juggling Funds So Our Mortgage Check Won’t Bounce

Ever since my wife left her full-time job to stay at home with our son our bank account has looked a lot more bare towards the end of the month.  Losing a salary has required us to pay better attention to our nickels and dimes so we can ensure all expenses are covered.
Bye-Bye BufferMy paycheck [...]

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