For Dillon Debton, it was love at first sight. He pulled the envelope out of the mailbox and held it up to the gleaming sunlight. His name marched across the front of …

There’s one thing that’s rising almost daily, and it isn’t your paycheck. It’s the price of gas. Sure, there are non-driving things we can do to save on gas: walk, ride a bike, …

It seems that even with all our modern-day timesaving gadgets, we are busier than ever! It’s hard to find the time to cook inexpensive meals from scratch. Quick meals often mean a hurried …

Bill and Sharon Smith recently tied the knot in wedded bliss. They adored their little studio apartment in the middle of town…for about one week. The next-door neighbors partied – a lot. …

Want to take a vacation, but the funds are too tight?  Try house swapping!  There are several variations of house swapping, but the main idea is that two parties agree to swap houses for a …

There’s a saying that goes, “It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you keep.” My kids are pretty creative when it comes to making money – they have the entrepreneurial American spirit. …

Children and teens need more financial savvy as they get older.  They start earning more money and they have more expenses.   They are also ready for more depth in their financial education.  While it’s important …

Freedom.  It’s a wonderful feeling making the final credit card payment.  Unfortunately, the way credit card payments are set up it takes a long, long time to pay off debt – longer than you might …

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 …

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 …

The report is in: the economy actually grew last quarter – barely. Economists say that the market’s 0.6 percent growth held off the recession for now. Don’t put away your umbrellas yet – …

Summer vacation time is almost here – and with a family of nine, and with the rising costs of, well, just about everything – I need some fun, inexpensive ideas.
Go loco – I mean – …

We see it in the news daily – a recession is looming and food prices continue to soar. We’ve seen the beginnings of food rationing and people are rushing to the stores to buy …

Every time I go to the supermarket, I cringe. With the high price of groceries, it makes it hard to put even the basics into the shopping cart. Now that more corn …