Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
Amazon.com may be the best thing that ever happened to those of us who don’t want to be seen perusing the self-help section of the local bookstore. If you’re in need of a [...]
Last fall, 80 percent of pet shelters reported taking in animals whose owners said they could no longer afford them because of the recession. Bringing a pet into your home can be a wonderful thing, but it deserves financial consideration in advance. Pennywise people ought to consider the additional expenses that Fido or Fluffy will [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
In this economy, it’s easier to cut expenses than to increase your income. Need an instant budget makeover? These five tips will put money in your pocket nearly immediately. Check it out:
Look for little [...]
February 23, 2010 – 4:09 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
As Suzi posted earlier, “Here Comes the Bride” is often followed by “Here Come the Bills.” There’s no doubt that marriage and money are inextricably linked, so this week, we offer a few [...]
February 18, 2010 – 2:53 pm
As a consumer it can be difficult to find unbiased information on customer service and reliability. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) gathers and reports information on business reliability and consumer dissatisfaction. The BBB accepts complaints on behalf of consumers regarding specific companies’ business practices. Complaints must be regarding a customer-to-business or business-to-business transaction related to [...]
February 16, 2010 – 3:10 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
We’re now less than two months away from April 15th, the day the tax man gets his due. You may not even be thinking about your 1040 yet, but there are some very [...]
February 9, 2010 – 10:41 am
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
If you own a smartphone, you’re familiar with the phrase “there’s an app for that.” Whether you have an iPhone, BlackBerry, or ‘Droid, you will want to make space for one of these [...]
February 2, 2010 – 4:27 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, it seems more important than ever to prepare yourself and your family for the possibility of an unforeseen natural disaster like a hurricane, blizzard, wildfire, [...]
January 26, 2010 – 6:04 pm
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
This week, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote about what the country really needs instead of yet another economic stimulus package:
What the country needs most now is not more government stimulus, but more [...]
January 22, 2010 – 3:53 pm
Seasoned investors are likely aware of the “January effect,” a trend of the stock market to rise in January as people who sold losing stocks in December (to claim a loss for tax purposes) reinvest that money. But did you know the month can also be an economic predictor for the rest of the year?
Unfortunately, [...]
