Financial Advice

Save $500 Before Christmas

Most individuals wait until after the holiday season before thinking about the inevitable credit card bills that follow. Sharon Lechter, best-selling author and financial literacy expert, encourages a strategy going …

The Successful Woman Series

“Presenting “The Successful Woman” special series, Authored and Hosted by Jona S. Lemmonds. She is Founder of Ladies Power Hour, a blog and online community dedicated to Women Empowerment, Entrepreneurship …

Failure to Stay Launched: Boomerang Kids Moving Back Home

Mary Beth Sammons (Subscribe to Mary Beth Sammons’s posts) Sep 8th 2010 3:15PM Categories: The Empty Nest, Research Reveals Teens, Expert Advice Teens, Home Base Email This Is your empty …

Peekaboopicks.com talks about ThriveTime

ThriveTime For Teens Move over Monopoly! There is a new money game in town, ThriveTime for Teens is a new money and life reality board game. ThriveTime offers a fun, …

See Sharon on CNN

Summer is usually a time for teenagers to get off the couch, get a summer job, and start to learn how to make  a living.   But it might be more …

Your Parents’ Money Habits and You

The Wall Street journal | BLOGS Hire Education Follow college seniors as they look for work in a tough job market.June 24, 2010, 7:00 AM ET Your Parents’ Money Habits …

Can You Admit You Don’t Know Everything?

Does admitting you don’t know something make you uncomfortable?  That is a good thing.  Is it hard to admit you don’t know something?  Believe me, I know the feeling.  I …

Look in the Mirror

Are you open to improving your current financial situation? Being honest, seeking financial education and choosing to take action are part of the recipe for success. The main ingredient is …

Generation Y’s steep financial hurdles: Huge debt, no savings

USA Today Article in Money Section April 23, 2010 By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY They’re called “Generation Y” — teens and twentysomethings known stereotypically for their coddled upbringing, confidence, opinionated dialogue, …

Money – Are You Reacting Or Responding?

Money doesn’t rule you. Perhaps, it’s your impulses and emotions that are ruling you causing you to blame money. Our world persuades us to want what we don’t really need. …