Wondering how to save money? This page gets you started with saving and makes sure your savings plan works for your personal finance needs.
529 Plan Helps You Save Money For College
How can you save money for college for you or your children? You can set up a 529 plan, which is named for the section of the tax code which covers it. A 529 allows you to invest money to be used toward college expenses such as books, tuition and computers. States may offer two types of 529 plans: a prepaid tuition plan or a college savings plan. Learn about 529 plans here.
How To Save Money
Wondering how to save money? This article gets you started with saving and makes sure your savings plan works for your personal finance needs.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – June 5, 2005
Ilyce bases this show on a New York Times article which discusses the difference between the rich and the "hyper-richer." Also, Ilyce asks how far listeners would walk to save money and describes the theories of loss aversion and mental accounting. As always, Ilyce takes listeners' calls on a variety of topics, including teens and money, and a couple's differing value of money.
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – May 29, 2005
Ilyce uses this show to focus on kids and money, and how we can educate our children to be smart with money. Caller on this show raise various topics including home mortgages and real estate investment trusts.
Budget and Save Money to Become Debt Free
If you're drowning in a pool of debt, it may be time to budget and save money. But some money coaches say it's more than budgeting, saving money to become debt free is all about a life-style change. The way to financial freedom includes finding out what you're spending on, deciding which items are most important, building a budget and saving money on things that you can do without. This will help you become debt free and allow you to save money for retirement.
Netspend Stored Value Cards
The Netspend card is a stored value card. It looks like a credit card, but acts like a debit card. However, instead of being tied to a checking account, you have to load up the card with cash before you use it. Here are a few of the new Netspend features.
Money Classes: Learning About Personal Finance
Learning how to manage your money and take care of your personal finances isn't easy. But if you live in the Chicago area, the free Money Matters classes are a great way to bone up on the basics of money management.
Check Cashing Fees At Currency Exchanges
What can a currency exchange do for you that a bank can't? Many people use currency exchanges to cash checks, pay bills or obtain money orders. For people living in neighborhoods that don't have many financial institutions, currency exchanges offer easy access to various financial services. However, currency exchanges earn a profit by charging a fee for most of their services. As such they tend to be a more expensive option than other financial institutions. More importantly, there are no savings accounts at currency exchanges. You won't build up your personal net worth if you only frequent currency exchanges and never visit the bank.
The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need
Personal-finance guru Andrew Tobias slams online trading and praises the Roth IRA in his newly revised The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need. Thi...