Thursday | June 20, 2013
Quick Cash Loans, the Good and Bad
Many times you may come across many unavoidable circumstances in life when you will require immediate money. The reason may be various like paying the hefty credit card bills, going for foreign holidays, arranging for grand wedding party, buying a new car, renovating yo Read more...
Parents Can Follow Checklist to Help Kids Be Financially Savvy
A recent story from the Wall Street Journal noted that only three states require a certain amount of education in personal finance for high school students.
And while lawmakers try to find a way to instill this type of education for all Americans through financial re Read more...
9 Tips: Teaching College Students about Money
College can be a financially dangerous time for kids. It's often the first time they are on their own, and the first time they may have to really handle money. Whether your son or daughter is still deciding where to attend college or whether he or she is already living Read more...
How to “Enjoy Your Money”
Most people don’t enjoy their money. Enslaved by debt and hounded by creditors, money often brings more frustration than fun. Author J. Steve Miller studies successful people—from billionaire Warren Buffett to clothes-washer Oseola McCarty—discovering what they do Read more...
Saying No to College Kids
Just Say "No"
I need to make a financial resolution not to give my kids money every time they ask for it. My husband and I are trying to help pay their college expenses as much as possible, but we spend a ton of money on our kids. Whenever they ask, I feel guilty if I Read more...
Do You Need Life Insurance?
\This is an excerpt from Matthew Brandeburg’s new book: Financial Planning For Your First Job.
Life Insurance
Purchasing life insurance without a clear need for coverage is a common mistake a lot of first-time employees make. In general, you only need life ins Read more...
Living from a Position of Financial Strength
By Manisha Thakor, MBA, CFA, and Sharon Kedar, MBA, CFA
Excerpt from Get Financially Naked, Copyright © 2010 by Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar. Used by permission of Adams Media, an F+W Media, Inc. Co. All rights reserved.
When you live your life from a position o Read more...
VIDEO: Students Weigh in on Financial Education vs. Sex Education
Young Money recently spent a day at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland. We asked many students what they thought is more important: Sex Education or Financial Education? The students interviewed had wide array of responses with some great reasons why both ar Read more...
Young Not Saving, Social Security Almost Gone
According to a 2006 USA Today/NEFE poll, 40% of all young adults do not have a savings account. The same survey found that 55% of young adults are not saving in an IRA or 401(k) accounts.
Most young people are not counting on Social Security or company pensions. Yet, Read more...
Most Young Adults Not Financially Literate
A recent poll by YoungMoney.com found that only 24 percent of people felt they have a decent knowledge of personal finances. This correlates with the 2008 Jump$tart Coalition’s Personal Financial Literacy Exam, which found that the financial literacy of high school st Read more...
