Using Rewards Cards The Right Way

September 02, 2015

Using credit cards that allow you to accumulate rewards or cash back is a great way to get more bang for your buck. It totally works as long as you start out with no credit card debt and stay that way. But this is also how many people end up in debt in the first place. (There’s a reason that card companies offer those plush rewards.)

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Money Tight? Make it Work Harder For You

March 11, 2013

Last year, employees got a break, a 2% bump in their take home pay, thanks to the payroll tax holiday enacted by President Obama to try to boost the economy in 2011- 2012. The employees’ share of Social Security taxes were reduced from 6.2% to 4.2% for a time. Like all good things, it came to an end and now employees are feeling the squeeze. Continue reading “Money Tight? Make it Work Harder For You”