All Entries in the "SAVINGS" Category
Auto Insurance Discounts for College Students
College students are often categorized for the reason that being for a longer time careless drivers than other age groups, which be able to make it difficult to find affordable auto insurance deals intended for students. 1) Maintain Good Grades Near Gain Discounts The statistics show to facilitate students by good grades are less possible [...]
Getting Your Children Involved in Saving for College
Getting your children excited for college is easy; getting them involved in saving for college is a whole different story. The truth is, your children need to learn saving strategies from you, the parents. High schools will hardly ever teach financial responsibility, so it’s your job to teach them, and teach them early. Here are [...]
How to Plan for the Cost of Higher Education
College education will be expensive – you’ll have to accept that reality. This doesn’t mean, however, that you should start a college fund the moment your child is born. It would not be sound financial strategy. There is simply not enough time to save up all the money for four years of college. How, then, [...]
Back-to-College Student Budget
Amidst the pep rallies, dorm buddies, homework, and parties, the last thing an incoming college freshman thinks about is budgeting. College’s many distractions make financial responsibility an afterthought, but the reality is that college life demands careful budgeting, a skill that many high school graduates have yet to develop. First of all, the cost of [...]
U.S. Savings Bonds – Road to Wealth?
Savings bonds offer an equally safe alternative to bank savings accounts, but with superior interest rates. The attractiveness of both bank accounts and savings bonds comes from the insurance each provides you. The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) protects your bank deposits. Savings bonds, on the other hand, are backed by the U.S. government. Both [...]
Ways to Travel & Save Money on Food
People always ask me how I can afford to travel so much. What is my secret? And I tell them all the same thing- travel is not as expensive as you think. Expensive travel is just a myth perpetuated by travel companies to get more money out of you. Luxury hotels, luxury cruises, luxury this [...]
