Posts of Category: Financial Education

Crystal

Give Me Some Credit – No, Seriously!

By Crystal
October 10, 2011 9:20 AM

Credit is more than a point system towards graduation in higher education. Or something you give your spouse when he or she remembers to do something thoughtful. Or even an adjective before the word “card.” Your credit, in its simplest  Continue Reading »

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Don

Can Three Figures Be Enough to Help Pay for College? Maybe, If Those Figures Are 5-2-9

By Don
September 27, 2011 9:37 AM

With another academic year now underway, a lot of families may be looking toward the future and asking a few questions: I wonder if my kids will go to college? I wonder where? And, perhaps most of all: I wonder  Continue Reading »

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Lori

JA BizTown: Letting Children “Practice” for Their Future

By Lori
September 15, 2011 8:45 AM

Imagine a community of bankers, retail shop owners, restaurateurs and politicians. Everyone there strives to do the best job to achieve personal success and create a vibrant community. Now imagine what would happen if all the residents were age 12  Continue Reading »

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Leigh

Funding a Home Addition Offers Space to Play… and Reclaim Some Sanity

By Leigh
August 8, 2011 10:12 AM

A few years ago my husband and I decided to start a family. We lived in a great neighborhood with good schools and lots of other families with children nearby. Perfect.  We turned the second bedroom into every little boy’s  Continue Reading »

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Don

Paying Your Way While Traveling Abroad

By Don
August 4, 2011 9:43 AM

One of the advantages of debit and credit cards when you travel overseas is their ease of use. No more having to go to the bank and get travelers checks, something I found inconvenient to use and carry around. The  Continue Reading »

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guest

Time to Pay the Bill? Reach for Your Phone, Not Your Wallet

By guest
July 15, 2011 10:30 AM

How attached are you to your car keys? Your wallet? Your cell phone? These three objects are kept secure by our side every day because they hold access to very important and valuable information.  I can’t count the number of  Continue Reading »

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Lauren

Risk and Reward: Real Estate Edition

By Lauren
July 7, 2011 10:03 AM

The concept of risk has been weighing on my mind a lot these days. I’m not a risk taker. I never have been. In fact, I usually analyze every possible scenario until I identify whatever minuscule risk is involved, and  Continue Reading »

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Crystal

Learning About Savings From Some Little Bears Who Don’t

By Crystal
June 8, 2011 9:03 AM

“When little bears spend every nickel and penny, the trouble with money is they never have any!” Stan & Jan Berenstain first penned that line in 1983, but the message holds true for little bears – and kids (and big  Continue Reading »

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Steve

Summer School: Lessons on Student Loans & Bank Accounts

By Steve
June 6, 2011 9:12 AM

Congratulations! You just graduated from high school and are looking forward to a carefree summer before starting college. The last thing you want is another assignment. Trouble is, you have at least two: make sure you have enough money to  Continue Reading »

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Josué

Managing Your Parents’ Finances

By Josué
May 5, 2011 9:00 AM

Many people my age may eventually be confronted with the prospect of taking responsibility for their parents’ finances as they grow older.  It’s best to begin discussing this possibility before there is a crisis situation.  The following basic tips can  Continue Reading »

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