Great Mobile Apps to Help You Manage Your Finances
Gone are the days of paper ledgers and tallying up your cancelled checks. With smartphones, people are emailing, making dinner reservations, destroying angry birds, and impressing friends with their words. Now, with advancing technology and increased security for mobile apps, smartphone users are also managing their finances safely and conveniently from the palms of their [...]
Are Prepaid Debit Cards Good Money Management Tools?
Prepaid debit cards are popular with some parents because such cards provide the experience of paying with plastic without actually borrowing money and without the chance of overdrafting. Prepaid debit cards are touted as valuable aids in teaching teenagers about money management. However, the recent furor over some celebrity-endorsed prepaid debit cards has many re-examining [...]
Are You Paying Interest Or Saving Money?
The Two Sides of Interest: Are You Paying It or Are You Earning It? When you hear the word “interest” in a financial context, what comes to mind? Credit card interest? Mortgage interest? Paying interest is certainly a reality for many, and knowing your interest rates is an important part of any plan to pay [...]
Update Your Will For Proper Estate Planning
Good estate planning requires you to update your will to make sure your wishes are met and your heirs aren't left wondering whether your wishes were satisfied. Q: Our mother passed away quite suddenly. She had her old will out on her table as if she were going to update it. The will that we [...]
Create a Spending Plan for Your Family
Financial success doesn’t just happen; you have to plan for it. A spending plan can help you allocate your money resources to the financial goals that will provide you with a secure future, as well as help you enjoy your life right now. When your family creates a spending plan, you take control of your [...]
Budgeting After Divorce
Budget adjustment after divorce can be painful. Divorce is number two on the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale with good reason and usually results in the couple readjusting their budget after a divorce. Anyone who has been through a divorce will tell you that it's a complicated and difficult process on so many levels. In [...]