Don't Let Your Teen Get Caught in a Credit Crunch When is it best to teach your children about using credit and borrowing money wisely? Many organizations advise that the teen years are a great time to introduce children to the rules for managing debt.
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Don't Get Swamped by Student Loan Debt Are you or is someone in your family facing heavy student loan debt? According to a study by the Project on Student Debt, recent graduates left college with an average of $19,646 in student loan obligations.
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Money-Wise Advice for New Grads At this time of year, many recent graduates are leaving collegiate life behind and embarking on their first “real” career. It’s an exciting time, but it’s also a time of new financial responsibilities.
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Newlyweds and Money June is a popular time for weddings, and it’s important that newlyweds get off on the right foot as far as their finances are concerned.
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Avoid Money Mishaps When Children Move Back into the Nest It’s graduation time, and many college graduates are returning home to live for the first time in several years. Once upon a time, many of these graduates quickly moved into their own places of residence, but today that trend is changing.
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How to Avoid Scams When Searching for Scholarships Tuition and fees can add up to more than $30,000 at some universities. Many parents hope their children can secure a scholarship so that they can further their education without exhausting the family’s savings.
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Teching Children Money Smarts An Important and Frequently Overlooked Part of a Child's Education Do your children understand the value of a dollar? For today's children, learning how to manage money early is a lesson that will be important to them throughout their lives.
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Protecting Your Child Against Identity Theft Is someone using your child’s Social Security number or other personal information to commit fraud? According to the Federal Trade Commission, the number of cases of identity theft committed against children is on the rise, and parents may be completely unaware until the child is denied a driver’s license or a college tuition loan because of the bad record that an identity thief has built in the child’s name.
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Smart Tips to Help Manage Your Debt Debt is not always a bad thing. Taking out a loan can make it possible to buy a home, purchase a new car or send your child to college. However, building up too much debt — and failing to manage your outstanding balances wisely — can be costly mistakes.
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Saavy Mortgage Shopping What’s the best advice for people who are buying or refinancing a home? Get the best mortgage. Shopping around for the best mortgage and being informed about the right questions to ask mortgage lenders can be the most important things you do.
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Tips for First-Time Home Buyers Given the volatility in real estate prices lately, many first-time buyers may be wondering if this is a good time to enter that market. Purchasing a home can be an excellent investment, but there are some important issues to consider first:
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Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions When you think about filing your tax return, do you have more questions than answers? The entire process can be confusing and frustrating, but a little information can make the experience much more bearable.
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Tax Tips for Members of the Military At this time of year, people are organizing their records in preparation for filing their tax returns. This is often a challenging task, and that may be particularly true for those who are serving in the armed forces.
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The Smartest Way to Spend Your Income Tax Refund Getting a tax refund? Great. Now, think before you spend it. Put your hard-earned money to the best possible use.
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Financial Advice for the "Sandwich Generation" Many Baby Boomers are trying to balance supporting a parent while also raising a youngster or providing financial help to an adult child, according to the Pew Research Center. Several factors make it likely that this trend will continue.
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