The Wise Steward: Debt Reduction

Communication key for couples managing their money

Communication key for couples managing their money - The Clarion-Ledger Michelle Singletary highlights the importance of communication for couples when it comes to money management in this Q&A for the Clarion Ledger.The couples who are most successful in managing their...More

Practical Money Skills for Life

Practical Money Skills for Life Check out this amazing site dedicated to teaching children and teens about money. Practical Money Skills for Life....More

Teaching Children about Money.

Personal finance tip - 2/25/05 Want to get your children involved in saving and avoid debt later in life?Get some tips from Garnet News Service here....More

Personal Finance: Lost in the depths of debt

Personal Finance: Lost in the depths of debt Cutting up our credit cards helped us climb out of debt (we paid off our last non-mortgage debt Friday, by the way!), but they're not totally evil.Credit cards aren't the root of...More...

Credit: Managing Debts Well Helps Credit Score

Marshall Loeb's Daily Money Tip: Manage debts well to maintain your credit score - General News - Personal Finance Marshall Loeb of Market watch explains how to manage your debt in a way that is helpful to your credit score.The...More

Myths of Money

Frugal For Life: Myths of Money Check out Dawn's 5 Myths of Money over at frugal for life.Myth: Buying things on a sale is a great way to save money.Myth: If I don't use credit I'll never have anything.Myth: If...More

Are You a Financial Bore?

Are You a Financial Bore? Personal money management tips from the Motley Fool (via Yahoo!).When was the last time you took a critical look at the machinations of You, Inc.? How long has it been since you reviewed your entire...More

Survey Indicates Americans' Personal Finance Perceptions May Not Align With Reality

Is America too optimistic? 80 percent of American respondents not losing sleep over their finances; 59 percent believe they have a plan and are saving enough to meet retirement goals COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people don't appear...More

Spend Well, Live Rich

CBS News | 'Spend Well, Live Rich' | January 17, 2005�08:30:08 Read an excerpt from Michelle Singletary's Spend Well, Live RichChapter 1 MANTRA #1: "IF IT'S ON YOUR ASS, IT'S NOT AN ASSET" Think about the word asset. What exactly...More

Institute for Financial Literacy

'There's a huge need' for adult financial education John Rolfe speaks with Leslie Lindfield, founder of the Institute for Financial Literacy in Portlane, Maine. The Institute for Financial Literacy is a national nonprofit whose mission is to make effective financial...More

Three simple steps to financial health

Scotsman.com Business - Top Stories - Three simple steps to financial health Alvin Hall gives his tips for acheiving financial health. His advice? K.I.S.S.Go to a bookstore and peruse the books about and by people who have amassed millions and...More

Savvy youngster firing up her future

Savvy youngster firing up her future - 01/03/05 Would that we all had such wisdom at 21. This article gives sound advice for anybody hoping to dump credit-card debt and save for the future. It also highlights one of the...More

Columns: A checklist for procrastinators to get financial house in order

Columns: A checklist for procrastinators to get financial house in order: Helen Huntley gives her tips for overcoming procrastination this year and getting your financial house in order. Her steps include: Read your account statements as soon as you get...More

Setting priorities good way to set finance goals

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business The news-journalonline.com business section offers tips at starting the new year on good financial footing: Is money on your mind as we roll into 2005? New Year's resolutions for improving one's finances can range from...More

Financial Regret? Step Up to a Debt Reduction Challenge in 2005

Financial Regret? Step Up to a Debt Reduction Challenge in 2005 Family Credit Counseling Service Offers Tips to Avoid Compound Interest on Credit Cards, Saving Thousands of Dollars and Reducing Stress ROCKFORD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 2004-- At a time when...More

Four steps to healthy finances

Kansas City Star 12/26/2004 Four steps to healthy finances Humberto Cruz, columnist with the Kansas City Star boils 14 years of personal finance advice into these four steps: Know what you want. Spend no more than what you make, and...More

How to Avoid Post-Holiday Remorse

How to Avoid Post-Holiday Remorse; American Credit Counselors Offers Advice for Those Who Overextended Themselves Every holiday season, millions of consumers use their credit cards to finance gift purchases. Come January, those bills start rolling in and a strong case...More

Mvelopes: Personal budgeting software to plan a home budget and do money management

I found this on the web last night and signed up for a free 30-day trial. It's a pretty cool piece of software and it may be the easiest way to manage your cash flow (the ugly "B" word...More