If you have children going off to college this year, and don’t already have an exaggerated list of study requirements mapped out for them, it’s wise to suggest they learn more about their credit score. I did for my son, who is starting his senior year ...

Budgets take a beating during the summer and it’s not just from the money spent on vacation. Going to see Grandma or spending a week at the beach are seen as necessary budget expenses by most people. Letting the air conditioner run, leaving the lights on ...

Father’s Day is just around the corner and I think it’s time to change the way we celebrate the occasion at the Frugal Man’s house. I think I will do the giving this time. I have three sons, ages 18-to-24 and they could all use some cheap financial ...

Student loan debt won't disappear on its own. Loan servicers with a court order can actually take money from your paycheck if you don’t make payments or fail to ask for hardship consideration. Garnished wages could start eating into your budget and you ...

I’m thinking about introducing “envelope accounting” to the Frugal Man’s family. You know that system: Assign an envelope to each item on your family’s monthly budget. Put the budget item’s name on the outside of the envelope and the amount of ...

Mother’s Day was not invented by greeting card companies, restaurants, florists or jewelers. It only seems that way. Julia Ward Howe, a peace activist, originated the idea in 1872 when she promoted “Mother’s Day For Peace” as a statement against ...

Katy Royal didn’t know her credit score the day she went to a dealership to buy her first car. Truth is, she didn’t even know what a credit score was or what it meant. “Totally naïve,” Katy admitted. How naïve? Katy bought a car that ...

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 and crafting, hiking trails, biking trails, historic sites … the list ...

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 basketball league. He wanted to introduce me to the team owner, about whom he bragged: “This guy is a ...

It pays to be a Taylor Swift fan. The music super-star recently sent a super fan a large check to help pay off her student loans.  A woman named Rebekah Bortnicker posted on social media about the burden of having to pay back her student loans. The ...