Does This Make Sense: Rent Textbooks Instead of Buying Them?

Every new semester starts with a new syllabus and new set of textbooks. Books in college are often huge and bulky and cost over $100. Also, save for maybe one or two, the entire set becomes redundant once the semester is over and has to be sold or discarded at one tenth the price. Now, [...]

Coupons Can Help You Save Money…Really, They CAN!

Money is a material thing that vanishes easily. Ironically, even when it’s hard to save money, it is easily consumed. Based on studies and surveys, roughly 10% of our income is saved. And we even have difficulty sparing money because there always seems to be more spending than saving in our lives. Most of us [...]

Simple Rules For Saving Money and Effective Home Budgeting

Saving money is a subject that’s on your mind, isn’t it? Budgeting and financial issues are usually a primary discussion at home. We work hard almost everyday of our lives in order to make a living and live a comfortable lifestyle. Add to that the constant fear of getting older without sufficient funds for retirement, [...]

How Secure is YOUR Child’s Future?

Do you know Lisa? She’s a young, energetic, 33-year-old, single mom. A health buff. Protein shakes, salads, no fast food. She exercises every day. She has three little angels, Carrie, Vicky, and Laura. She loves them to death. She knows that she will spend her whole life securing their future. After all, what decent Mother [...]

Is Imitation REALLY The Sincerest Form of Flattery? Not In this Case…

Do you have a friend who admires you SO MUCH that she tries to copy your look? You buy those sexy red stilettos and wear it to work one day. She gushes over it and the next thing you know she got the exact same ones? You may even feel flattered. After all, imitation is [...]