Tag: Education

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5 Financial New Year’s Resolutions

5 Financial New Year’s Resolutions & How to fulfill them

The beginning of the year is the prime time to focus on what’s going on with your…
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5 Identity Theft Jackpots (and How You Can Safeguard Against Them)

Identity theft is nothing new, and yet it still manages to cost its victims billions of dollars (yes, that’s billions with a “b”) globally each year—not…
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Filling Out the FAFSA

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an application for financial aid made up of scholarships and grants that the government awards to students…
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Why We Get Scammed

If you use a cellphone or have an email account, you’ve almost certainly been exposed to an attempt at mass marketing fraud.
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Emergency Funds

One of the most effective tools for preventing a large-scale financial disaster is an emergency fund, an amount of money that is set aside to cover…
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Credit Score

A credit score is a number that potential lenders will use to determine whether they should lend you money, how much, and at what interest rate.
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Class of 2019: My High School Experience

Finally, the year everyone waits for! The year we all talked about as we enter into our first year of high school.
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How My Youth Apprenticeship Helped Prepare Me For College

High school is a period for growth and a chance to discover new things.
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Let’s Talk “Piggy Banks”!

Piggy banks come in all shapes and sizes and are used by all ages for all sorts of reasons.