Archive for April, 2009

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Need Help Talking To Kids About Financial Literacy? Try These Free Classes.

This may be a surprise for some, but teens are listening and they are worried about the economy. Not only are they watching their parents and stories on the news, but teens are feeling the effects first hand, and they’re talking about it. Junior Achievement and The Allstate Foundation conducted a poll of U.S. teenagers to gauge their thoughts on the economy, with some surprising statistics:

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  • More than 50 percent say they talk about the economy with their friends.
  • 53 percent of teens surveyed say they’re choosing activities that cost less money.
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I Have No Need Or Desire To Be Wealthy.

I have absolutely no need or want to be wealthy. There, I said it. Was that so bad? Many people would take issue with that statement, but not me. I honestly have no need to be wealthy in my life. Comfortable? Yes, absolutely. Do I want to go without? Nope. But do I need more than my fair share? Not at all. After all, you cannot take it with you when you go, and the less I take the more there might be for someone else less fortunate than I. All I want is to be happy, stable, and fed. Is that too much to ask?

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Book Review & Giveaway: ‘The Difference’ By Jean Chatzky.

This giveaway has ended. This giveaway is for a copy of the book “The Difference” by Jean Chatzky. Her name may be familiar to some of you, as she is the financial editor for the Today show as well as a regular guest on Oprah when talking about all things money. The Difference is her newest book, which explores why and how some people have secured their financial futures and why others’ haven’t yet, and what those in the “know” are doing differently than those who are struggling. In fact, right on the cover of the book it says “How Anyone Can Prosper In Even The Toughest Times“… and if that isn’t a tagline we all need right now, then I am not sure what is! One of the biggest parts of this book, that speaks volumes to me (and is often left out of financial self-help books) is that happiness leads to money and success, and not necessarily the other way around. I am a big believer in doing what makes you happy rather than doing something just to make money, but Chatzky lays out how those who have succeeded in being financially secure have mostly managed to do both at the same time – something I think is entirely possible and necessary.

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Sunday Money Roundup – Enough Is Surely Enough Edition.

Enough is enough. Seriously. I just mowed my lawn last week and now it’s snowing out. By later today it will be 65 degrees, all the snow will melt, and all the roads will turn to sticky mud. I know I live in the mountains, and I know the weather here can be sketchy, but still…it’s April 19 and it just snowed. Even where I grew up on the East Coast we rarely got snow this late in the season. I just want to put my snow boots away! While I go sit in the sun and wait for the next blizzard, enjoy these posts that caught my eye over the past week…

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Credit Card Research: Escape by Discover Card.

Since I get emails all the time asking about different credit cards and if people should be signing up for this, that, or the other one, this is a new feature every week about different credit cards. This week’s card is the Escape by Discover Card, which offers a 0% Intro APR* applied to Purchases, Balance Transfers, and a APR purchase rate of 10.99%. (If you are reading this by RSS, you might have to click through to see all the details)

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