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Couponing 101 part 1
by DeShaun Silas Over the past year I have picked up a new hobby but it has turned into more of daily routine. I love to coupon, it saves a ton of money and doesn’t have to be as time consuming as some people may think. I am not an extremist couponer, but I can [...]
Gift Cards: Keep, Sell or Buy?
Many folks have a pile of gift cards from places laying around that they got from their Aunt or Grandma for their birthday that they will never use. It is $50 to the Shaggy Dog Cafe. Well there are places that will allow you to “collect” on that gift card so it doesn’t go to [...]
First Financial Friday of March 2012
Winter is gone, I think. Here in the DC area I heard we only had two inches of snow so far this winter! The temperatures have been in the 60s. The trees and flowers have been blossoming. Spring weather is here to stay hopefully! Just because it is beautiful and filled with sunshine outside, don’t [...]
Paying Friends Money Owed
Do you go out with friends a lot for dinner or lunch? Is there someone who comes up short with cash or forgets their wallet? I recently discovered an awesome solution to being paid back from those who owe you money. All you need is a cell phone and computer and you will have money [...]
Money, Values, Meanings & You
Often times we develop preconceived “ideas, notions, thoughts and/or biases” about things in our life. One of those things is money. I ran across this guest blog post on Lora Sasiela’s Financially Smitten blog, from Brittney Castro, Certified Financial Planner and created the FinanciallyWiseWomen.com website. The main reason I loved Brittney’s post about What Does [...]
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 [...]
Weekend Round Up August 29 – September 2, 2011
This past week has been a challenge for many people on the east coast due to the effects of Hurricane Irene that started hitting land on last Friday in NC and made her way up to Canada. Leaving a devastating path on the east seaboard along with Vermont being heavily hit. We hope that our readers and their friends [...]
What does a U.S. Quarter mean?
by Angie Fogo Moulton A US quarter can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. To most, it’s as simple as a quarter of a dollar. Twenty-five cents. Four of them will buy you a soda at McDonalds. The average collectible quarter you might see in your pocket today could be worth [...]
Credit Cards for Teens and the American Express PASS
introduction by Alice Shaffer This past weekend I was in Tampa for the 26th Annual International Nanny Association Conference, it was filled with wonderful attendees in the industry. Several of the nannies have teenagers that they are “nannying” we were discussing cash and credit cards use with the kids. One of the nannies, shared that [...]
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 [...]
