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…
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…
Too Hard to Save? Sweat the Small Stuff!
At some point, we have all wasted money on something. But many consumers make a habit of it. Ironically, these same consumers often complain they have…
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…
Can You Cover the Unexpected Bad Day?
Budgeting doesn’t sound like fun? It really isn’t. But what a difference budgets can make in financial security, especially when you meet the inevitable rainy day or unexpected…
Get Set, Go! Egg Hunts for Nest Eggs
Easter egg hunts are sooooo much fun when you’re a kid…oh, the thrill of racing to scoop ‘em up. But hunting to find a big enough nest egg…
Sweethearts Spend Less for Valentines
Flowers…chocolates…shiny baubles…experiences? What will you buy your sweetheart? Valentine’s Day marks a traditional spending spree – retailers are expecting a whopping $18.2 billion to mark the big…
Your 2017 Finances: Where’s the Beef?
Savers…investors…borrowers…entrepreneurs! Take note. As the U.S. stampedes full steam ahead into a new political climate, some laws and regulations affecting personal money management will change, for…
The Money Godmother 