Category Archives: October 2010

Using Books to Teach Money Skills

Between the ages of 7 and 11 years, children are reaching the stage for organized, logical thought processes and can understand and use basic financial information. As such, this is a great time to lay the foundation for future financial concepts and develop their ability to handle money. Using age appropriate books to introduce these

Reduce Stress with Pre-Holiday Saving Tips

Before we know it summer is over and September is now upon us; soon the holidays will be arriving bringing us the season of gift-giving. However, there are some ways that you can plan and prepare so that you don’t have to face a large outlay of funds in December.
Open a Holiday Savings Account
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Sending College Students off with Good Financial Cents

You may be preparing to or have just sent your child off to college and want to know what type of financial advice you should be providing to them.  At this point, most of the big decisions around funding their education including financial aid have been settled. But how do you support and encourage a