Kids seem to think that money grows on trees. Teaching kids the value of a dollar is difficult. Here is a way to teach teach them budgeting skills by using their lunch money. Giving the kids a "lunch money allowance" each month, and using the scho

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If you want to be financially successful there is a simple rule that you have to follow: You have to spend less money than you earn. If you earn a million dollars a year, but you spend 1.1 million, then you are worse off than the person who earns $50,000 a year and only spends $40,000. If you can't spend less than you earn,

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good article that can give some good insights for anyone starting a business.

From the article:

When I started as an entrepreneur in my late teens, early 20’s, I learned some valuable lessons along the way. I definitely made some mistakes as I moved along, which can certainly be attributed to being very young and unexperi

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It is easier to survive a recession if your a penny pincher, not a spender. Keep track of everything you spend, to the penny. If you watch the pennies, you will see the dollars going out the door, and perhaps be wise enough to stop spending on silly-willy stuff.
Stay away from the malls during recession.

Going to a mall mak

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Why do I need to write four sentences about a cartoon. A cartoon is mostly visual. THis is a really dum requirement. DO they want boring posts that are over 2000 words or what? Hmmmm. Wonder if I should go elsewhere. On top of it all they are not just happy with 4 sentences but want 350 characters too? What the heck? Is this a shakespea

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The economy is changing a lot now with all the prices going up in food and gas. The government thought it was smart to increase the minimum wage to match the price change in necessities, but they were wrong. The only thing that did was increase the prices even more. Now that people are realizing how difficult it is to purcha

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Every year there are reports on the news about how deeply in debt people become every Christmas. It is possible to have a nice Christmas without maxing out the credit cards. Here are a few simple tips that could save you a bundle:

Make a list! Sit down and make a list of all the people you would like to give gifts. Once the list is made, s

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