August 17, 2010 – 2:21 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. There are 246 million cars owned in the United States, so chances are good you have one of them. But next to a house and an education, a car may well be [...]
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. When the siren calls and you are tempted to spend big on a purchase, consider that certain used goods can stretch your dollar much farther for the same value. What items should [...]
Talking salary with your friends and coworkers remains a persistent taboo — and for good reason. Each employee brings a unique set of skills and abilities to his or her job, and will presumably be appropriately compensated based on their respective backgrounds. Sharing salary information without context leads to hurt feelings in most situations. But [...]
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. Making retirement saving a priority is the recognition that it’s easier to go without now (when you’re young and able-bodied) than at the end of your life when your options are fewer. [...]
This article in last weekend’s New York Times Magazine led me to NetWorthIQ, a website where users can anonymously log their assets, income, and debts to illustrate a complete net-worth picture. Members can update their holdings monthly to automatically produce graphs and compile data that track the trajectory of their net worth over time. The benefits [...]
Mother’s Day is Sunday, and chances are good that your mama has taught you a lot of what you know about money — even if you haven’t always listened to her advice. So when you give your mom flowers this weekend, be sure to thank her in the card for always wanting you to be [...]
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. By now you know why a ship-shape credit score is in your best financial interests: It helps you qualify for the lowest interest rates on mortgages and other loans, saves you from [...]
On the final day of Financial Literacy Month, now would be a good time to explain the proverb “penny wise but pound foolish.” So many other personal-finance blogs focus on ways to save money on things like gas, energy bills, and the ubiquitous $4 latte. But if you’re saddled with a huge car payment, struggling [...]
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Judging by the number of people scrambling to get their taxes done, you’d think April 15th came on a different day each year. Like it or not, Tax Day is here. Hopefully you’ve followed Econ4U’s advice and filed your taxes months ago. But in case you haven’t, don’t worry, we won’t tell. There’s still time [...]
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. There are hundreds of reasons that smart people put off creating an emergency fund: confidence that a job is secure, being in good health, maybe just feeling lucky. But can you guarantee [...]
