Archive for the ‘Kids and Money’ Category
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 |
The following is a guest post by DebtKid, who blogs about his debt management journey. He runs a small software development company in Seattle and just launched a new online coupons section on his blog.
Parents who are in the unenviable position of saving for their retirement and their child’s education must start early [...]
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Monday, June 8th, 2009 |
Today’s post comes from Jeff Rose, who I asked to shed some light on the different ways to save for college. Jeff is an Illinois Certified Financial Planner and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group. He is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog. You can also learn more [...]
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Friday, May 29th, 2009 |
Know a recent high school or college graduate in need of a few tips for managing their money? I know I needed help with my finances back in those days.
I had the pleasure of guest blogging over at the Quicken Online blog today, and shared an article titled, Your Future with Finances: From College to the Real [...]
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Friday, April 10th, 2009 |
So what does it mean to be ready financially for a child? Here are a few steps I’ve thrown together to help you think it through:
What it Costs to Have a Baby
I think most of us are pretty clueless when it comes to how a baby will affect our finances. The numbers are pretty daunting [...]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 |
Are you smarter than this 4th grader? Jenna Fink, of Frisco, TX knows her stuff. She drew the Elementary school grade category winning poster in the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) 2009 Be Money Wi$e National Financial Literacy Poster Contest.
“The purpose of the contest is to introduce young people to the concept of financial [...]
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