Savings.com compiled this list of 30 deal-hunting Twitterers who post useful advice about where to find good deals on household purchases. Econ4U wanted to go a step further, so we went exploring and found 12 of the most prolific personal finance gurus (both big and small) on the popular social networking website: OnTheMoney — from CNBC’s personal finance program of [...]
While many of our 401K’s are starting to rebound this month, the recession is still alive and kicking. And many people are taking advantage of this downturn to offer niche products or services you might not otherwise consider.
For workers stuck in a sea of cubicles, being self-employed sounds pretty appealing. After all, who wouldn’t want to work from home and start spending a lot more time in their bathrobe, watching Ricki Lake, drinking mimosas, and devising new ways to spend the buckets of cash delivered daily to their doorstep? The reality, of [...]
Analyzing the money-management secrets of the fantastically rich is always a popular personal finance topic, and Yahoo delivered a new article on just that this week. However, some bits of their advice are better than others. “Work hard — and you’ll get lucky”: Is that truly a valuable tip? Has “imagining what your ideal life [...]
Before the financial crisis I, like most Americans, received a lot of credit card offers in the mail. What used to be a steady stream has now slowed to a trickle so I’m paying a little more attention to the occasional “good deal” teaser offer. Last week one of them caught my eye. Capital One [...]
A new poll by Junior Achievement, an organization working to educate kids about financial literacy and entrepreneurship, finds a sudden drop in interest for business careers among teenagers. Junior Achievement’s press release notes: According to the results of the ninth annual Junior Achievement “Kids and Careers” poll, teen interest in a career as a “business [...]
February 24, 2009 – 10:59 am
We have movies on the mind at Econ4u following Sunday’s Academy Awards. Watching everyone from the uber-wealthy Brangelina, to the resurgent Mickey Rourke, to the first-time stars of Slumdog Millionaire, I was left wondering how much of their mega-salaries actually end up in their bank account. Let’s look for example at Mickey Rourke. Following his [...]
February 11, 2009 – 4:45 pm
While a few states are taking the initiative and requiring financial literacy classes for their students, lots of innovation is happening at the local level, like at this charter school in Illinois: On a recent weekday morning, four students were busy popping 240 bags of popcorn in preparation for a dance at the charter school. [...]
