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5 Smart Money Moves for College Students
Tweet Share on Facebook October 5, 2010 CommentLast week, I wrote about why college students need a Roth IRA and one of the biggest reasons was that they have one of the most valuable commodities on the planet—time. There are many smart money moves college students can make, regardless of where they are in their careers, and many of these moves are important because of the time factor.
The earlier you can do many of these things, the more of an impact it can have on your financial life. Just as it's valuable to open a Roth IRA in your 20s, many of these tips will make you smile when you hit thirty, forty, or fifty years of age.
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8 Fun Alternatives for Family Pizza Night
Tweet Share on Facebook October 4, 2010 Comment (3)Frequent pizza nights can take a huge slice out of the family budget. Pizza costs $2.50 to $3 a slice on average, according to a variety of industry sources. A weekly diet of restaurant pizza can deliver extra costs of up to $100 a month or $1,300 a year for a family of four.
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3 Surefire Approaches to Saving More
Tweet Share on Facebook October 4, 2010 CommentA good number of young professionals in their twenties are either deep in credit card debt and student loans, or are living from paycheck to paycheck. However, there are some who have learned to rein in their finances. They don't have special secrets, they just learned from time-honored financial practices that their grandparents lived by.
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The Triple-Saving Strategy for Online Purchases
Tweet Share on Facebook October 1, 2010 Comment (2)When buying products online it is possible to get three or more separate discounts on your purchases. Each discount might be small, but when they are added up, it amounts to significant savings.
