Finances

Season ticket holder or first timer, watching your team take the field or visiting new teams in a different venue, gripping your seat tightly during the finger-biting last minutes of…

You can break personal finance into three broad categories: income, expenses and savings. Your personal cash flow statement lists your income and expenses and a common goal is to end…

Have you ever fantasized about building your own home? How about building something customized just for you and your family? This is a great time to bring that fantasy to…

Moving into a place of your own for the first time is a huge step. I remember my first post-college apartment move. It was nothing special, but it was mine.…

Richmond Community High School has been ranked number two and Franklin Military School earned the number 22 spot on the 2017 “100 Best w!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance” national…

Following the Great Recession, it seemed like extreme couponing was a competitive sport. You could watch on TV as shoppers, armed with binders full of clipped coupons and an in-depth…

When it comes to making life changes, saving money and budgeting is arguably the toughest change to make. It comes with lots of sacrifice, discipline, number-crunching, and saying “no” to…

Some homeowners can’t wait to see the assessed value of their home drop. In fact, they’ll tell you the bigger the drop, the better. Why? Your property taxes depend on…

You’re not alone if your heart pounds when you see a letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in your mailbox. While some lucky filers get sent a letter because…

By Nathaniel Sillin I’m often intrigued and sometimes inspired by stories of people traveling the world using points and miles. There’s a well-known (within certain circles, at least) man who…