Category: money

Haggling for Dollars

By a show of hands, let me see how many of you have a credit card in your name. Uh-huh, I see those hands. It appears that my audience falls right in line with national averages: About 70 percent of you have at least one credit card. And how would you categorize your relationship with…


Is Your Teen Financially Fit?

Dear Parents of Teens: The pandemic has changed our everyday reality in so many ways—financially, educationally, and socially. Money may be tighter. Kids may be doing online school. And we’re all spending a lot more time at home. But for all the changes in our lives, according to a recent Schwab survey, there’s one thing…


Man Finds Purse Filled With Money, Tracks Down Owner, Returns It to 93-Year-Old Disabled Woman

The owner of a delivery and removals business went viral for an act of kindness. After finding a lost purse full of money, he took to social media to hunt for the rightful owner—eventually returning the purse to a 93-year-old resident living in sheltered housing. The woman was “over the moon,” he said afterward. Paul…


An Easy Way to Stop Money Dribbling

Most of us think of spending money in the least painful terms. I suppose that’s only natural. If we could see clearly how a simple purchase fits into the big financial picture, perhaps spending money on little stuff wouldn’t be quite so easy. In his book “Pour Your Heart Into It,” Starbucks coffee founder Howard…


Pres. Joe Biden Will Give Everyone More Money

Commentary President Joe Biden must have been reading W.W. Jacobs, an English writer of charming short stories who wrote around the turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. Jacobs’ stories are often related through the mouth of a night-watchman at a wharf in London’s docks. “An Odd Freak” begins: “‘Speaking o’ money,’ said the night-watchman,…


Biden Will Give Everyone More Money

Commentary President Joe Biden must have been reading W.W. Jacobs, an English author of charming short stories who wrote around the turn of the 20th century. Jacobs’s stories are often related through the mouth of a night-watchman at a wharf in London’s docks. “An Odd Freak” begins: “‘Speaking o’ money,’ said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, as…


Live Like the Money Isn’t There

Dear Dave, I’m 24, single, and I make $60,000 a year. I’m also debt-free and live in an apartment, plus I have about $550,000 in a brokerage account that’s made up of 75 percent mutual funds and 25 percent single stocks. The money in the brokerage account was originally an inheritance of $280,000 that has…


Money Myths: 10 Ways We Fool Ourselves About Managing Credit

Dear Readers: April Fools’ Day can make for a good joke, but there are certain myths about money that, if not dispelled quickly, are no laughing matter. Misconceptions about credit and debt are right at the top of the list. Here are 10 common beliefs about credit that can lead to financial trouble. Don’t fall…


Single Mom Saves $750,000 in 4 Years Thanks to These 6 Money-Managing Tips

Single mom Lakisha Simmons was set on obtaining financial security after getting divorced in 2017. Turning to literature on smart finance, she began saving, investing, and managing her outgoings like never before. She saved an impressive $750,000 in just four years. By implementing the tips she learned, the mom of two is on track to…


How to Teach Your Kids About Money

If you guys have been hearing the term “financial literacy” a lot, there’s a good reason—it’s one of the most important money-related topics! And that’s why April has been named Financial Literacy Month. I’m a huge believer in financial literacy for everyone, but this stuff is especially important if you have kids who are in…