How to Plan Your Estate as a Cohabitating Couple
Estate planning can seem like a long, uphill battle to a land that is optimistically distant. No one likes to…
Protecting Your Identity
Identity theft. They say that in this world there is now one degree of separation between any individual and someone…
Mastering Your Plastic
Purchasing methods are constantly evolving and becoming increasingly convenient over time. Consumers went from having to walk a herd of…
3 Simple Steps to Create a Seriously Savvy Budget
No, budgets are not attractive, fun or exciting in any way shape or form. They are, however, the necessary evil…
3 Simple Steps to Create a Seriously Savvy Budget
Do you follow a budget? Need some help to get started? No, budgets are not attractive, fun or exciting in…
Parents, Teach Your Kids to be Financially Literate
Financial Literacy among young Americans has been a focus of the Jump$tart Coalition since its inception in 1995. The coalition…
Back to School Edition – Avoiding Unnecessary Student Debt
With the Fall 2013 semester fast approaching, having a discussion about ways to avoid unnecessary debt is now more prudent…
American Currency Part 2: How Money Leaves Circulation
Beginning this October, the new design of the $100 bill (http://usat.ly/11PJPTy) will be put into circulation by the Federal Reserve….
American Currency Part 1: A Brief History of Money
As credit and debit cards gradually take over the sphere of purchasing, money becomes less and less a physical thing….
10 Different Hobbies to Enhance Your Retirement, Part II
In Part I of this article, we discussed the importance of finding new and meaningful ways to spend your time…
10 Different Hobbies to Enhance Your Retirement, Part I
Whenever prospective, hopeful or even the wistful members of the workforce are asked what aspects of retirement they’re looking forward…
Why the Recent Uptick in Housing is So Important
By all accounts, the news coming from the Case-Shiller home price index is good news; an average increase of 10.9%…