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Good vs. Bad Credit: When and When not to Borrow

For millions of people every day, bait is sent through the mail. By bait, I mean credit card offers and businesses like CitiFinancial trying to loan[...] read more »
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How Do Fixed and Variable Expenses Impact your Personal budget?

As millions of Americans are facing budget woes, budget analysis has become a new chore in households as more Americans begin to save. Analyzing your[...] read more »
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Are You Teaching Children Money and Giving Kids Allowance?

Welcome to family life. You have your spouse and at least one child. You are thinking about giving your child an allowance. Perhaps it is because you[...] read more »
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Just Surviving Day to Day is No Fun ...

A consumer group released a recent analysis of Federal Reserve date in February, 2009, indicating that among Americans, the typical household has net[...] read more »
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Harder to Maintain a Budget or a Diet?

Summer time is here, and with it comes bathing suit weather. It’s almost impossible to find someone who isn’t trying to make themselves look better f[...] read more »
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When and How to Hire a Financial Planner

Financial planners provide personal finance management, and their help allows simple people to find solutions to big problems. If you are looking for[...] read more »
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Where to Find Discount Gift Cards?

Discount gift cards are great ways of saving you some money for your shopping or your next dinner date. They are readily available from numerous sour[...] read more »
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Credit Score - Where the numbers come from?

A credit score is a term that’s probably not new to you, but the idea of getting a high one is often difficult to understand. Rates on loans are main[...] read more »
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Americans are Starting to Save More...

Uncertainty about the current and future economy has pushed many Americans to start saving more and paying off more of their debt. Recent studies in [...] read more »
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Personal Finance 101: Best Personal Finance Websites Ever! Spotlight: BudgetPulse.com!

BudgetPulse.com has its own unique spin on personal finance as some of the other sites. Instead of having people go in and enter their logon informa[...] read more »
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How to Define Better Spending Categories.

Congratulations, you have decided to start a budget! While it may seem easy to do, there are some ways you can define your spending that will help t[...] read more »
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How to Start Dealing with Finances Post College?

Post college treating your finances seriously is crucial to your ability to create a sound financial future for yourself, and for your family later. read more »
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Budgeting: The Realistic Way

You may think that having a budget is simply checking your bank statement to see where your hard earned money is going, but that is far from the whol[...] read more »
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Six Words That Saved Me $17,893 - And Can Save You Even More

“What is the purpose of this?”
Those are the six words. There you have it.
Next time you want to spend money on anything, ask yourself this que[...] read more »
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10 Benefits to Stay on your Budget

Having a budget is the first step toward financial freedom. Creating one will enable you to track your spending, save up for big purchases, and gain [...] read more »
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