Summer brings longer days and more time for fun for many families. If you have kids, they have been home for several weeks now. Are you already tired of hearing “I’m bored!”? Finding family entertainment can be tiring and expensive. Take the Summer Challenge and get creative to have fun this week for the cost […]
Rainy Day Savings – How are your skies looking today?
Our April showers may be over, but the need for a Rainy Day fund follows us all year long. Many Americans get caught because they don’t have emergency money set aside for those unexpected events like job losses, car repairs, new furnaces, or emergency travel. Without an emergency fund, families are forced to borrow money, […]
Digging Out of Student Loans
Higher education may be a great investment, but it isn’t cheap! Student loan debt is has now reached more than $1 trillion, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. In fact, the combined American debt for student loans is far greater than debt on credit cards or car loans. If you graduated college and were […]
It’s National Retirement Planning Week!
Are you one of the countless adults who would rather get a dental filling than think about your retirement plan? This week is National Retirement Planning Week. It was created to help people focus on making choices to create a stable financial future for themselves. If you aren’t sure if you’ll ever be able to […]
Eggactly what do you want to do with those eggs?
Seems like people are always coming up with new and interesting ways to cook food. Then they tell everyone on the internet how to do it. This week the latest craze is eggs. It seems that folks on Pinterest and Facebook are offering instructions on how to hard cook eggs in the oven. I actually […]
America Saves Week: Time to set a goal, make a plan, and save automatically!
It’s time to celebrate America Saves Week 2013! This year, celebrate in style by following the steps of the Saves Week theme: Set a goal. Make a plan. Save automatically. This is more than just a theme – it is a recipe for success, because these steps can help you reach your goals. Making good financial decisions has […]