Financing Your Life A Guide to Controlling Your Finances, Today

Last week we were pretty focused on National Estate Planning Awareness Week, but there was another financial holiday in the air—International Credit Union Day. We’re going to observe this little-known holiday a week late by talking about some of the many benefits of credit unions.   Member-owned: Credit unions aren’t …

  In almost every adult’s life there comes a point when they consider opening a joint bank account. Whether they want to open the account with a parent, sibling, roommate, friend or significant other, they might decide this is a good idea for paying joint bills, saving joint funds and …

Debt forgiveness, either through a government program or an agreement with a creditor, is a valid way to get out of debt and reduce your overall financial burdens. But it’s not all up side; there are some less-than- positive aspects of debt forgiveness that you need to consider before moving …

If there’s one thing we can all be grateful for, it’s the fact that the internet has given us the power to be educated, informed consumers. But if you aren’t sure how to use the internet to learn more about products and vendors, then you’re missing out on this tremendous …