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…
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…
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,…
Is Mobile Banking Safe for You?
So you use a mobile phone or tablet as a calendar, credit card, map and storage for voicemail, texts and photos. Who doesn’t? You may soon do…
Why Is Financial Health Such a Big Deal?
You probably encounter young store clerks who can’t make change without the digital register. You likely know kids who own nearly every electronics gadget advertised.…
7 Money Mistakes Couples Can Fix
“Everybody lives paycheck to paycheck,” you say? True, most of us are more concerned with today’s expenses rather than tomorrow’s nest egg. It’s so easy…
What’s It Cost to Mint & Print Money?
It takes more than spare change to manufacture the money we wear out every year. Just how long can a $1 bill be used before it’s…
The Money Godmother 