Category Archives: Money Madness or Money Miracle
New Year’s Resolution: Cut the Credit Cards?
Getting out of debt is at the top of a lot of people’s New Year’s resolutions list and getting rid of credit card debt is usually the best way to get started. Unfortunately, if you’re anything like me, access to easy credit is also the hardest thing to kick. Whenever my credit card balances start [...]
Would you trust financial advice from your credit card company?
Visa recently launched a financial literacy website called Practical Money Skills for Life that purports to “help students of all ages learn the essentials of personal finance.” There are articles, calculators and other tools that you can use to help with budgeting, saving and controlling your debt. Some folks think it is about time Visa [...]
A cure for the housing market? Or a costly burden on taxpayers?
The extended incentives were designed to revive the housing market. But some estimates put the price tag for taxpayers at more than $10 billion.
Will getting an allowance now help kids be better at handling money when they grow up?
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Should high school students be allowed to manage actual school funds to teach them about investing?
What better way to teach than to use real life experiences? What do you think? Is it a good idea to give those students real money experiences or to use a “money game?”