If you don’t have a smartphone or don’t use finance apps yet, you may decide to reconsider your habits after reading this article.

How well are you mastering your health insurance comparison? It is possible that you are ignoring some key items that could help you save money.

Regardless of where you are in your life personally and financially, you need a plan to work by. Without a budget you can stick with, you can’t invest intelligently, save effectively or spend with confidence. But the word “budget” means different things to different people.

Budgeting apps are very popular among finance apps for mobile devices. This is no surprise, as budgeting is an important part of life for many people. Follow along for more information on this aspect of the app market.

There’s a lot of pressure to spend, spend, spend around the holidays, and it’s easy to succumb to it, rationalizing that you can pay it all off after the holidays. That’s often easier said than done. This season, instead of spending now and regretting later, you could take control of your credit card and avoid the after-Christmas debt blues.

Welcome to the world of personal finance mobile apps. In this seven-part series, we will take a look at the ways in which mobile apps can transform your life.

If we continue to believe we are entitled to the best of everything the instant we want it, we will go right back to taking on debt and buying more than we can afford.

In any disaster there are lessons to be learned, about ourselves as people and about the way we choose to live our lives. Here are some trends from the recession that we shouldn’t leave behind as our fortunes improve.

If you want to get high interest on your savings, without the inflexibility of a fixed term deposit, then an online savings account is the way to go. But which one is the best for you? To help us, let’s compare some high interest online savings accounts and find out which one can best boost your hard saved dollars.

Everyone makes mistakes; it’s just nice when we can avoid them.

With those thoughts in mind, here are 4 life lessons about money that you should learn now, no matter how young or old you are. This way, at least you can’t say we didn’t warn you!

We’re taught a lot in school, from algebraic equations to national history. We spend years of our lives sitting at desks, listening, studying and learning. But while students may be able to solve a geometric proof or quote Shakespeare when they graduate, many know little to nothing about personal finance. When it comes to managing money, many of us are pretty clueless when we get out on our own and, therefore, we make mistakes.

The adage “Health is wealth” is indeed true in all senses. It goes without saying that health and finances are interrelated, as the former may affect your wealth-building aspirations and abilities. If one is in good health, one is able to keep the income flowing in order to work towards a savings plan for a better future.

It is a known fact that income derived from your day job will put food on your table and give you a sense of security, but it will not make you rich. One of the ways to attain financial freedom is through investment on property, business or foreign exchange.

There is nothing wrong with pampering or rewarding yourself through splurging on luxury items once in a while, but if you are spending way too often and too much on non-essential items, and that’s resulted in credit card debt or loss of savings, it is time to check and recognise your spending habits.