The biggest recession that most of us have ever witnessed is now three years in the rearview mirror. Would you believe me if I told you that two out of every five individuals in the United States live paycheck to paycheck? Well, it’s true and that is actually an improvement from 2008-2009 when 46 percent…
So this week I finally got out on the mountain and got in a little snowboarding. I got a half day in on Tuesday and then went up for a few hours this morning. For how little snow have had this winter the conditions were pretty good. Tonight we had a local Denver #FinCon13 meetup, so…
I have been a member of Credit Sesame for a year now and find it a very useful service for tracking my credit. Credit Sesame recently announced the release of the first free credit monitoring service that compiles data from the largest U.S. credit bureau, Experian. The service tracks a consumers credit activity and sends…
If you are planning to travel for the holiday season, and you have not started shopping and pricing out tickets, it is probably a little too late to get the best deals possible. You can still find some reasonable airfare, but for the most part the good deals have long been snatched up. If you…
There seem to be two types of holiday shoppers: those who are so well organized that they have all of their Christmas presents purchased, wrapped, and paid for in cash before the Thanksgiving leftovers have all been eaten—and the rest of us who are stalking wild-eyed through the mall a week before Christmas wondering how…
Buying a house, building equity, and seeing your balance sheet grow are all fun things to do. What can often get brushed aside is turning your house into a home. Especially after children enter the scene, you need to make sure that your house is a safe place for them to live. Take some time…