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10 Strategies for Building an Emergency Fund

Ornella Grosz 2 Comments

I don’t need to tell you why it’s a good idea to have an emergency fund. Sometimes we focus so much on why we need something instead of how to do it, often the more important step. Here are ten...

Kids Bored During Spring Break? Entertain Them With These Budget-Friendly Activities

Jessica Streit 2 Comments

Spring is coming soon and that inevitably means your kids will have some time off from school. If you aren’t planning a family vacation, you might be expecting a lot of down time at home with kids constantly reminding you...

Eat Organic and Local For Less by Outsmarting the Health Food Craze

Carrie Smith 7 Comments

Every year, I make a resolution to lose weight and inevitably fail. This year, I made sure I’d succeed: I signed up for a nutrition boot camp, met with a dietician every week, and turned my wishing into doing. In...

The Key to Saving Money: Delaying Gratification

Henry Butman No comments

Whether you’re saving money for an emergency fund, a special vacation, or for your retirement, you know that it can be difficult. While the amount of money you’re able to save is restricted by factors such as your income, your...

Finding Financial Focus One Financial Goal At a Time

John Frainee No comments

I recently wrote a lesson on building a budget that sticks for PerkStreet’s free financial coaching email series, StreetSense. And while building a budget is the foundation of your financial success, enabling you to control your spending and reach...

Neuroeconomics: The Psychology Behind Your Financial Decision Making

Henry Butman No comments

The up-and-coming field of neuroeconomics combines both neuroscience and economics, focusing on refining economic theory using research about how our brains work. Robert Shiller, a professor of economics at Yale University, says that understanding the neural processes behind our individual...

Avoid Financial Avalanches: Build an Emergency Fund

John Frainee No comments

You've heard of the debt snowball, but have you heard about a financial avalanche? Unlike the debt snowball it's not a good thing. In fact, it's something you need to know how to avoid. But no worries: You’ll be climbing...

ParkAtMyHouse: When City Parking’s Got You Down

Jenny Kerr No comments

Over the years, I’ve taken on extra jobs or flipped yard sale finds on eBay to bring in a little extra income. But every now and then it’s nice to generate some passive income: money you can make with little-to-no...

7 Life Changing Personal Finance Resolutions

Clint and Katy Davis 2 Comments

If you’re like me, you’ve already made a few New Year’s resolutions that will inevitably fail. And while it might be okay to abandon that trip to Paris or give up on trying to run a marathon, if you lose...

Reach Your 2012 Goals: 4 Surefire Methods

Carrie Smith 1 Comment

If you have been putting off financial goals, the New Year is a clean slate and a fresh opportunity to start pursuing them again. Staying on track doesn’t have to be difficult or take a lot of discipline: it just...

15 Ideas For Free Holiday Fun

Clint and Katy Davis No comments

Let’s face it, the holidays are expensive! You’re buying gifts, decorations, wrapping paper, bows, cards – all on top of your normal monthly spending. Knowing that you’re focused on fixing your budget, becoming debt free and experiencing financial peace, you...

Money and Marriage: Avoid Arguments and Stress With These 3 Tips

Clint and Katy Davis No comments

If you’re married, want to get married, or know married couples, then you know that finances can be a persistent cause of arguments, disagreements, and stress. Throw in the added strain of the holidays and you could have a financial...

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