With so many college graduates drowning in student loan debt (over $1.4 trillion is currently owed), it’s important to ask the question “Should parents pay for their child’s college costs?" Here are a few things for you to consider...
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Going From Cash to Cashless
The following is a post by Stacy. Enjoy!
What is cashless?
By definition cashless means handling financial transactions without money. Instead, plastic money (debit or credit cards), transfers and checks are used.
Not far behind the ‘wireless’ trend is the cashless trend. Taking cash out of our daily lives and wallets is happening fast. Changing consumer habits in shopping and banking are at the forefront of cashless. This has led to the creation of numerous cashless payments.
5 Ways to Save Money When You Love Dining Out
Cooking at home just isn’t for everyone, whether due to lack of time or personal preferences. If you enjoy the convenience and culinary adventurism of dining out, it can be easy to fall into spending habits that can harm you in the long run. However, there are several ways that you can rein in your spending without having to give up your love for great food.
This Christmas, Give the Gifts of Time and Experience
Let’s face it, many of us already have everything we need, which is part of the reason why gift giving often feels so difficult now. Yet, with some creativity, you can make the people on your holiday list happy by giving the gift of experiences...
Save Money By Living Well
Many of you may have read articles on how to save on things that help you live well. The intent of THIS post, however, is to flip that around and discuss how living well helps you save money.
10 Ways You May Be Squandering Your Money
Without paying careful attention to where your money is going and what it is (or is not) doing for you, you can easily let hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a year slip through your fingers. Are you losing your money in any of the ways in this post?
7 Strategies to Handle the Equifax Data Breach
By now, you’ve likely heard the news that Equifax had a data breach that affected 143 million Americans.
Critical information was stolen including dates of birth, Social security numbers, addresses, and even credit card numbers and driver’s license numbers. While credit breaches are occurring with increased regularity, this one is more alarming because of the sheer amount of data stolen and the sensitive nature of the stolen data. That concerns me, but there are steps that you can take to protect yourself. Read this article to find out what they are...
How To Avoid Being Overcharged on Car Repair
Ever feel like you're being taken advantage of at the car repair / tune up shop with dishonest treatment to get you to spend more money? Try these tips that you can follow in order to avoid being overcharged next time.
14 Frugal Habits of the Rich and Famous
Turns out that there are many famous people who have plenty of money, but still take delight in spending as little as possible. Find out what they are in this post!
8 Wedding Gifts That Newlyweds Will Really Use
For some help in picking just the right wedding gift, consider these hard-to-fail ideas for wedding gifts the lovely couple will cherish forever…