How Do Most Pay for College?
A survey from Sallie Mae, “How America Pays for College 2009,” shows that a majority of Americans don’t borrow to go to college: 58% did not…
Debt consolidators working overtime
As more Americans suffer from overstretched budgets, job losses, and being underwater on mortgages, ads for debt consolidation abounds. It seems like a good deal, but…
Economic stress brings out scammers
The Consumer Federation of America tracks how Americans fall prey to schemes. Thanks to our recent economic times of stress, more consumers got duped looking for…
More see lower FICO scores
Nearly 1 of every 4 credit users has a poor credit score–600 or below. That means they’ll likely be denied if they want a loan or…
Paying Debt Is A Way to Invest
One way you can save is to pay off your credit card balance every month. Yes, pay off those credit cards. Interest on an unpaid balance…
Kick Start Your Savings
Kick Start Your Savings is the summer program for Central Iowa Saves. To learn more, go to http://www.centraliowasaves.org. For beginning and more advanced savers, nothing is…
Debits Cause Divots in Account
Careless debit card use can cost you. Each year, Americans buy more than $1 trillion in goods and services and pull out their debit cards to…
Homeownership Has Added Benefit
Rents on homes go up an average of 4% annually. No wonder the typical homeowner has a net worth 46 times higher than a typical renter,…
See How Rich You Are
According to the World Bank Development Research Group, the average annual income is $5,000/person worldwide (based on the 2003 population of 6 billion). But as you…
Aging Boomers Come of Age
Did you know that almost 8,000 Americans become eligible for Medicare every day?
The Money Godmother 