Tag: Future Planning


How to Grocery Shop During a Recession

By Nicole Dieker From Bankrate.com Groceries are more expensive than ever. In July 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released data indicating that the cost of groceries had increased by 12.2 percent over the last twelve months. If you’re trying to inflation-proof your finances, you could be experiencing a lot of grocery-related financial stress…


Personal Finance for Newbies

Managing your personal finances involves managing both short- and long-term aspects of your finances. It also refers to an industry that offers products and services to help individuals manage their finances and investments. But, if you’re new to personal finance, all that may not mean much to you. So, let’s explain why personal finance is…


Family Finances: Use Tax Breaks to Lower College Costs

By Sandra Block From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance It’s often said that buying a house is the largest investment most of us will ever make. But if you have a couple of children, the cost of sending them to a four-year college could exceed even that big-ticket item. Three kids—or at least one with Ivy League…


Kids and Money: Money Tips for Teens

By Steve Rosen From Tribune Content Agency Gabe Ruschman is a 16-year-old go-getter. An honor roll student from the Chicago suburb of Skokie, he plays safety on his high school football team, carves out time to play the trumpet, and has worked as a seasonal employee at Home Depot over the summer. The teen is…


Furnish Your New Place on a Budget

Moving season is almost over. But if you’re one of the many people settling into a new home right now, you might feel like the furniture-buying season is just getting started. And that can get expensive. After paying rent, a security deposit or mortgage down payment—plus all the costs associated with moving—furniture can come as…


What is Considered a Financial Emergency?

Years ago, while driving home from college, my car broke down at a toll booth. I naturally panicked. Not so much from the embarrassment—but the dread of how much this was going to cost me to tow and repair. Most of us don’t like to spend money on such matters. It’s even worse, though, when…


A Yale Professor Takes a Look at Popular Financial Tips

Personal finance is a popular topic, as managing, investing, and budgeting money is an imperative part of life. However, just how you should do that depends entirely on who you ask. And there is certainly no shortage of experts, talking heads, and influencers ready to give their opinion. There is a large rift between financial advice given…


Try a National Park for an Affordable Family Getaway

By Emma Patch From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Want a vacation for the whole family that doesn’t bust your budget? Consider a trip to a national park. National parks stretch from Denali National Park in Alaska to the Everglades in Florida, and from Acadia in Maine to Haleakala in Hawaii. Nearly every national park, nearly every day,…


6 New Rules for Smarter European Travel

Tourism rebounded this summer in Europe—and Europe wasn’t ready. Pandemic-related staff shortages led to massive lines and flight cancelations at many airports; meanwhile, prices for hotels and taxis soared. Then there were the record-breaking temperatures that caused roads, airport runways and railroad tracks to buckle, leading to further disruptions. Our family of three visited Europe…