It’s Data Privacy Day – 6 Weak Links to Fix
It’s getting harder to keep your data safe, especially online. If it’s only a matter of time before cybersecurity crimes reach every aspect of our lives,…
How to Rock Your New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions can seem impossible to achieve after a couple of weeks, especially if you bite off too much. But goals don’t have to be…
Best Car-Buying Strategies for Year-End
It’s December and you’ve noticed the car showrooms advertising “the greatest deals ever – buy now!” Who doesn’t want a new car? But does the end…
4 Tips for Stress-Free Christmas Spending
You think saving is tough enough during the year and since you don’t have the time or energy to save money during the Christmas season, you’ll deal…
Why Having a Savings Account Matters
Do you have at least one savings account? Okay, interest rates are paltry. So why bother with regular savings accounts? Why not just let that idle…
Finding Financial Advisors If You’re Not Rich
It isn’t easy for a beginner to find a great pro for anything, especially when buying financial advice. When you’re “small potatoes,” relying on well-meaning peers…
Is layaway a new plan to save?
Remember when…buyers paid cash or wrote a check? There were no debit cards to swipe or phone apps to scan. Credit cards? Consumers without a steady…
Celebrate Women Businesses Owners
Women business owners account for almost one third of all small companies today. Compare that to 40 years ago, when women owned just 5% of America’s…
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…
The Money Godmother 