Recently, we had a terrible experience at a restaurant. The waiter never came by to check on us, he was bothered when we asked him for anything, and he waited almost 15 minutes to put our umbrella up..after we asked him because it started raining. The food was cold when it came out, and I [...]
I have been reading a lot of posts at different financial websites lately about the trouble people are having paying off their credit card debt while trying to save a little extra money for themselves. First of all, anyone doing their best to pay off credit card should be commended, as we all need to [...]
While no one would say I am a financial genius (except me), I do try to keep up on what is going on in the money world. I subscribe to many financial blogs, and I really like this one: Free Money Finance. They do a great job of keeping me (and many others, of course) [...]
Well, I think we all could have seen this coming, huh? Once again, the Republicans showed their true colors (not that they are that hard to see every day) and voted down the first increase in the minimum wage in TEN YEARS. Yes, thats right…if you are a minimum wage earner, you are now, brace [...]
Wow, these are some scary statistics: “Government no longer has our back,” explains Tamara Draut, author of the recently published book Strapped, in an email. “Young adults today, working to get into the middle class — they’re being hit by a one-two punch: The economy no longer generates widespread opportunity, and our public policies haven’t [...]
With competition amongst banks heating up (well, it has to, as there seems to be a new bank sprouting up every minute), there are incredible deals and offers to have by doing your banking at a particualr bank. Free ATM withdrawals, Rewards Points, Cash, Free Checks and Higher Interest Rates abound everywhere..you just have to [...]
Here is a great article about managing money in your twenties. Honestly this is the PERFECT age to start caring about money. I know most people think “Well, I have 40 years to save for retirement”, but the sooner you start, the more you will have, and the less time you have to work. Compounding [...]
