5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Use Your Phone to Manage Your Money

January 27, 2016

A common request from users of our Financial Helpline is for money management app recommendations. I haven’t found one yet that I love, so I’m always on the lookout for new ways to make it simple and painless to track expenses, stick to a budget and save more money. In other words, I’m in search of the My Fitness Pal for money.

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Is Your Financial Life a Thriller?

June 13, 2014

I have heard a lot of people say jokingly that they wish they had the financial resources of a random famous person. Take Michael Jackson. Houses, cars, amusement parks in his backyard, animals galore…he seemingly had it all from a financial wherewithal standpoint.  Continue reading “Is Your Financial Life a Thriller?”

Is Your Cell Phone Contract Becoming Obsolete?

June 14, 2012

Back in January, I wrote a post about ways to save money on your phone bill. One of the things I mentioned was using a much cheaper prepaid cell phone plan instead of a more expensive contract with one of the big 4 carriers: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. A lot of the prepaid plans actually use the same network as one of the big 4 so you’re essentially getting the same coverage for a lower price and with the flexibility of not being tied into a contract. Continue reading “Is Your Cell Phone Contract Becoming Obsolete?”