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Advertisers have teased American consumers forever with deals too good to be true and today’s boasts are more enticing than ever: Zero-percent financing on a new car and some credit…
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…
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…
Billy Sexton is not a frugal man. In fact, he chuckles at the idea of cutting corners to save money. “I’m the guy who believes you get what you pay…
Sources:
- Brooks, J., Wiedrich, K., Sims, L., Rice, S. (2015, January) Excluded from the Financial Mainstream: How the Economic Recovery is Bypassing Millions of Americans. Retrieved from http://assetsandopportunity.org/assets/pdf/2015_Scorecard_Report.pdf
- Pagliery, J. (2015, January) T-Mobile says bad credit means half of customers don’t qualify for deals. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/technology/mobile/tmobile-credit/
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