I used to think that getting ready for college would be easy, and that actually taking classes and learning would be the more challenging part...
We all do it: we see something we just have to have and without thinking, it suddenly becomes ours.
The Oregon legislature has devised a new way to pay for college. Read on to see what it's all about.
Proper cash management is at the heart of any successful business, so managing your personal cashflow effectively is key to maintaining a solvent household so you can retire comfortably.
Dictionary.com defines independence as “freedom from control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others.” As we celebrate our country’s independence, it’s a good time to think about being independent from debt.In Getting Started 2 we learned how to set up all our cash. How does all this cash arrive? Money is simply the manifestation of time and labor. We trade our time and talents for money. So, let's set up the origins of all our money.
There are a lot of numbers floating around that people tell you you have to worry about. But the truth is, if you can stay our of debt and have an emergency fund, then you'll be better off than nearly everyone. Are you a victim of unexpected expenses? Everyone is. It never fails, as soon as you think you're getting ahead with money, something comes up. Life gets in the way. It happens to all of us.
Since we're approaching Valentine's Day, it seems appropriate to talk about love and money since they seem to be inextricably tied together. Especially on Valentine's Day when people spend money on their love. 
My grandfather was a doctor and he always said, "No one plans to be sick." The truth is, a medical emergency can happen to anyone at anytime.
If you're able to somehow successfully negotiate your debt to zero and you thought you were in the clear. Think again!
Many people ask me if insurance is "worth" it and how much they should spend for it. Insurance is simply transferring risk from yourself to someone else.
The unexpected will always occur; however, if we prepare better for them, we won't have to react drastically.
Last week the Federal Reserve Bank released new data showing that consumer debt grew in November 2011 by the swiftest rate since November 2001.
You're running late to a game night party and you show up half way through the second quarter. When you walk in, the first thing you ask is, "What's the score?"
The reason most people are in debt today is because they only look at the minimum payment -- totally ignoring the balance on their credit card and also the interest rate the credit card company is charging.
Some surprises are nice to have, like receiving a call from someone you haven't heard from in a long time, or a stranger tapping you on the shoulder to inform you that you just dropped something on the floor. However, the surprise of having your credit card rejected? Not so nice.
As the Latin Proverb states, "A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own."
The funniest thing I ever heard coming from an airplane intercom was NOT on a Southwest flight; it was on an American Airlines flight.
As the holidays are upon us, a common greeting is "Have a happy and healthy New Year." The problem is, the cost of maintaining good health is soaring.