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How to Finance a Private School Education
If you plan to send your child to a private school in order to prepare them for college, you may need to begin saving money immediately. A private school education can cost as much as tuition does at a college or university. Unless you’re financially well off or independently wealthy, [...]
How to Save Money On Your Cell Phone
Next to car payments and monthly mortgages, cell phone bills can be the most costly that a household pays monthly. Cell phones have definitely become a necessity, but there is no reason why anyone should have to pay a huge fee each month simply to keep their service up and running. While refusing to pay [...]
How to Get Cheaper Internet Service
In today’s world, the internet is a necessity for many people and it is easy to see why. Almost anything can be done online, from researching countless subjects to shopping to paying bills. The problem for some folks is the price of internet service. Depending on the type of service [...]
4th Annual Protect Your Identity Week
National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has teamed up with the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Association of Triads to host the 4th Annual Protect Your Identity Week, October 16-22.
Although it’s important for all of us to protect ourselves from identity theft, a special emphasis is being placed on child identity theft [...]
Introducing Kids to Saving
Introducing kids to saving is important for three reasons -
1 - It will help them develop smart money habits.
2 - It will help them develop a saving and asset building “mentality-mindset”.
3 - Kids are underexposed to the language of saving (as opposed to the language of consumption).
Consciously or unconsciously, the vast majority of language both kids and adults are [...]
Dealing With Personal Finance As A Couple
Money can be a sticky area for a lot of couples. Most people don’t want to discuss money because they think it will lead to arguments. If you are about to get married, it is important that you have serious discussions about money before tying the knot. There’s a reason they say that money troubles [...]
How to Get a Good Deal on a New Computer
The popularity of computers has skyrocketed in the past few years, and it seems like just about everyone has one. If you do not, perhaps you are in the market for one. Fortunately, computers are much more reasonably priced than in the past. To ensure you are getting a good deal [...]
What is a Platinum Credit Card?
Even the biggest credit card novice will have noticed that precious metals feature pretty prominently in the names of certain cards. For the consumer, the use of names like green, gold and platinum is an instant way of working out whether a card might be right for them and their current situation. For the issuer, [...]