The following is a post from the guys over at PocketSmith, who developed a web-based calendar that forecasts your future cash position and who also invest 5% of subscriptions in micro-lending to entrepreneurs from poverty-stricken countries.
Create a simple and delicious financial plan for the coming 6 months, filled with good decisions and a satisfying payoff [...]
Well, I guess it depends on if you are interested in any of the classes offered, but right now there are thousands of classes and lectures available for free on the internet. And while they might not result in your receipt of a diploma, free online courses help to break down the barriers for some [...]
Well, I didn’t really see this one coming, but times are strange right now. Earlier this month I wrote about making your own layaway plan, but I figured that was for bigger expenses than pencils and paper. But it turns out that times are tougher than some might even be letting on, and families [...]
While I am not a proponent of encouraging students to spend even more time playing games online, even I might be convinced by what these guys have come up with. EverFi is an online financial literacy education platform/game that is designed to teach Generation Y about being financially responsible. From CNN:
EverFi offers a five-hour [...]
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 [...]
The sky is falling. We hear about it every day. The stock market is plunging, the housing bubble has exploded, and the list of doom and gloom goes on and on. How did we get here? We consider ourselves a bright nation. Why then, didn’t we see this coming? Did [...]
What do you guys think about this? It’s been a pretty huge story here in New Mexico, and while on one hand I understand what and why the school system is doing it (we have no money), I cannot help but hate the fact that the kids are being punished for the parents lack of [...]
Don’t forget to take advantage of the new feature from all of us at the M-Network called “Ask The M-Network“. This new feature allows our readers to submit personal finance questions to any of the M-Network members using our contact forms. (Here is my contact form) Your question will be answered by several [...]
Kiplingers, one of my favorite personal finance sites & magazine, has a great article up for parents with advice on making sure you can get the free money you might be entitled to for your child’s education. From dealing with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application to to when to file [...]
If you have seen her on television and have always wanted to see what Suze Orman was all about, this is your chance to do it for free! Right now until 11:59 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 15, her newest book “Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan” is available as a free PDF download over [...]
As they do every year, Kiplinger’s is again partnering with the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) to provide 2 full days of free financial advice for anyone who wants it. This year, the days are Tuesday, January 13, and Friday, January 30, from 9am – 6pm EST, and you can either call [...]
Today is the start of a new feature from all of us at the M-Network which is called “Ask The M-Network“. This new feature will allow (and encourage, hopefully) our readers to submit personal finance questions to any of the M-Network members using our contact forms. (Here is my contact form) Your question [...]
Although we do not have children yet, I know that when we do we will start putting money away for college right away. However, there are different ways of doing this – and luckily my a newsletter from TRowePrice showed up to tell me some of the differences between a typical 529 plan and [...]
For those of you either starting to look at colleges or for those of you with kids starting to look, I thought this might be of some value to you – especially in the cost category! To make the list of the best college values for 2008-2009, Kiplingers looked at:
Percentage of the 2008-09 freshman [...]
Now there is a great idea – make a kids’ snack that looks just like the toys that they play with! Why hadn’t I ever thought of that? Like kids don’t put enough of everything around the house in their mouths, now we are going to give them actual “food” (and I use [...]
