We’ve posted before on the differences between banks and credit unions, but I’d like to take that a step further. A really big difference that I’ve noticed between the two is that while they say …

Credit card rewards programs can be a great idea for some cardholders. If you use your card a lot then a good rewards program will give you cash back for every purchase, or points redeemable …

Is the rising price of food and gas wrecking havoc with your monthly budget? Put your kids to work – after all, you use the gas to take them to soccer practice and they …

Let’s suppose that you go a little overboard with your shopping one week. Maybe the mall had a slew of really great sales and before you know it you charged up a small fortune on …

With identity theft growing to be the number one crime in the U.S., the banking and credit card industries have been looking for a way to increase security for their customers. That security has been …

Ok, so Kevin over at No Debt Plan started the conversation and I think I’ll jump in, ’cause there’s plenty I’d like to tell my 18-year old self!
In no particular order:
Don’t get that credit card …

I sat down to watch James Scurlock’s documentary Maxed Out, totally prepared to be alarmed by the status of consumer credit throughout the nation. After all, I figured if someone had taken the time to …

Having bad credit can make you feel pretty helpless sometimes. Everyone knows there is no one quick way to repair credit, and for many folks the idea of the effort involved in fixing their credit …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cut the Federal Funds Rate again last week. That’s the sixth rate cut in as many months. What exactly does this mean? Well, without getting too technical, a rate cut …

It’s important to teach children about money from the time they start earning their first pennies. Kids might learn about money from a textbook at school or they might learn with “play” money, but …

There’s no single answer to the question, “What’s the best credit card?” A lot depends on what you use your credit card for. Do you carry a balance most of the time, or do you …

Only 1 more day until the weekend!
In the meantime, here are a selection of the best Personal Finance posts the blogosphere has to offer:

My good friend Kevin over at No Debt Plan wrote a complimentary …

Now, I’m no economist and I may be simplifying this a tad, but I would think the same basic principles of balancing a personal budget would apply. Live within your means and stick to what …

Don’t be embarrassed if you don’t know the first thing about writing a budget. After all, if you were never taught how to do it then how would you know? Composing a budget isn’t a …