How to Protect Yourself from Data Hacks
Equifax’s big data breach is scary. It’s not the last hack we’ll see either. They keep getting more massive, frequent and sophisticated. It can take you…
Understand Your 401k Plan & Fees
Your employer may have recently informed you about changes to the company retirement plan. Don’t remember? Not paying attention to those notices can cost you. …
How to Get Started on Investing Path
Learning to save and invest is not much different than learning to throw a baseball, play piano or be polite. Teaching the skills to help your children…
Your A-B-Cs for Back-to-School Saving
It’s back-to-school time! How exciting…and expensive. Parents will spend an average of almost $700/household, according to a 2017 National Retail Federation survey. For retailers it’s a…
No-Ring Calls on Voicemail? Telemarketers!
Telemarketers now have a direct line to your voicemail. Called ringless technology, this “voice spam” can be even more annoying than ringing robo callers. So you’re…
Finances Overwhelming? Use A Checklist.
You’ve heard your friends mention things like: starting a 401K, consolidating student loans, adding to a Roth IRA, setting up an HSA…and you don’t have a clue? It’s…
Trivia for National Dollar Day
August 8, 1786. That’s the day U.S. Congress (then the Continental Congress) established our monetary system. So today is deemed National Dollar Day, even though the…
Using Credit Is A Life Skill – Master It!
Your credit history and credit score follow you for a lifetime. Avoiding loans or credit cards isn’t necessarily the best solution. Here’s how to keep a…
Users Not Savvy About Credit Scores
While more Americans than ever check their credit scores, fewer of them actually know HOW that score impacts their cost and use of credit. So what…
10 Tips to Be a Good Online Investor
Having an online investing account is as easy as click, click, click…and you’re set to buy and sell stocks, bonds or funds you want. No waiting,…
The Money Godmother 