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Protection with a Debit Card? Think again
Recently I discovered via my credit card statement that I had fraudulent activity of $350 to an online company. I called Citibank and they were great. The weird thing about this “fraud” is that I don’t even use this credit card as it has a balance transfer balance on it. They cancelled my card and sent [...]
Do you have financial literacy?
introduction by Alice Shaffer Today I heard something awesome on the radio, it was about the Girl Scouts and how they have added new badges in the topic of money & finances. They are ”Good Credit,” “Money Manager,” “Budgeting,” and a “Financing My Future” badge. How cool is that! Everyone should have financial literacy, yet [...]
First Financial Friday of October
Last month, I shared my new series called First Financial Friday. I hope that you enjoyed it and learned some new “money” tips and tricks. This month I am bringing you four new blogs that I have found last month during September. Nannypalooza is less then a month away and you can still register. Make [...]
Nannies and Petty Cash
As professional nannies, we do a lot in and out of the home with our charges. We take them to and from school, classes, play dates, shopping, errand running, out to eat, grocery shopping, field trips and fun adventures. In these aspects of the job, we often are in need of money for these things. [...]
Weight Loss & Debt Loss=Equal?
introduction by Alice Shaffer A few weeks ago I shared a post Budget and Money Talk that discussed money. Today I am sharing a blog post that I found that talks about the correlation between tracking food and tracking expenses. I will freely admit that I DESPISE tracking food. Probably why I am not [...]
Money Skills from Toddlers to Teens
introduction by Alice Shaffer The Financial Nanny Money skills normally are not taught in schools. I wish I had a budget class in high school. It would have been awesome to have that. Today though we have access to the Internet and so many financial programs available to families and individuals. Dave Ramsey, Jean Chatzky [...]
Extra Money In My Pocket! What Should I Do?
The end of the year is fast approaching. The holidays are here basically! Last night I was at dinner, and the downtown area was setting up the Christmas trees on the sidewalks. It was November 10, we didn’t even get to Veteran’s Day or Thanksgiving! This brought to my mind how the holidays for many [...]
Financial Friday: Networking and Suze Orman Got Me Thinking
Today on Financial Friday, I wrote a post over at The Financial Nanny on my thoughts about debt, networking, Suze Orman and Credit Unions. It also includes how to set up a budget, review your debts and how long it will take you to pay them off. I hope you will join me over there [...]
Financial Friday: Fighting Debt Is Like Fighting A War So I Read
Financial Friday: Fighting Debt Is Like Fighting A War So I Read with an introduction by Alice Shaffer As I was preparing this Financial Friday I sat beside a stack of my bills and an unfinished budget for the month of September. The holidays are almost here! It is 113 days till Christmas. Insanity! It [...]
