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If money is causing stress and anxiety in your house, take it easy. You’ve got company. The same thing is happening in the house next door. And the one across…
Most people know their financial footprint in the world, but probably couldn’t tell you their carbon footprint on the planet. Earth Day celebrations, which happen every year on April 22,…
Would you pay your bank $5 a month (or more?) just so you can withdraw money you have deposited there? As absurd as that sounds, a growing number of consumers…
McClary, B. (2015, April 7) Americans Are Overly Confident When It Comes to Finances, Yet Unprepared For The Future. Retrieved from https://www.nfcc.org/press/multimedia/news-releases/americans-are-overly-confident-when-it-comes-to-finances-yet-unprepared-for-the-future/
NA, (2013, January) College Students are Put to the Test: The Attitudes, Behaviors and Knowledge Levels of Financial Education. Retrieved from file:///C:/Users/bfay/Downloads/Inceptia_FinancialAptitudeAnalysis_researchbrief.pdf
http://newsroom.transunion.com/one-third-of-americans-have-never-checked-their-credit-report-reveals-transunion-study
Want to put a smile on your face? Google images for summer vacations and take a look at what’s out there! Beaches, mountains, water parks, national parks, white-water rafting, arts…
In the summer of 1985, I was a sports writer in Tampa and an athlete I used to write about invited me to lunch to discuss a new professional summer…
If you have a college-age child in the house, this will be your reminder that now is not just “tax season”, it’s also “FAFSA season.” The two are very much…
The crisis over credit card use by college students appears to be under control, but another problem with plastic is causing concern. This time it’s debit and prepaid cards and…
There is a significant social, cultural and economic change happening so quietly in America that you may not even be aware of it: Multi-generational family living is back. Multi-what? Multi-generational…
By most accounts, the United States economy had a glowing year in 2014. Unemployment was down, spending was up, housing prices continued to bounce back and gas prices plunged to…
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- McGrath, J. (2008, November 3) Top 10 Ways To Lower Your Financial Stress. Retrieved from http://money.howstuffworks.com/personal-finance/budgeting/5-ways-to-lower-financial-stress.htm#page=1
- Renzulli, K.A. (2014, February 4) 5 Ways to Reduce Your Financial Anxiety. Retrieved from http://time.com/money/2795286/5-ways-to-reduce-your-financial-anxiety/
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