Now we are getting into an area of banking that is fairly pricey, Money Market Accounts.  These are the cool accounts that rich people all seem to have, and they refer to them with all kinds of cool slang that I think they make up just to test me… ANYWAYS
Three Reasons Money Market Bank Accounts are […]

The title says it all, today I want to see what all you awesome readers would do with an extra $100.  To make this interesting, I will do a 500 word review on any blog as a prize for the most creative use of the money (within the scope of Financing Your Family)
 The scenario is […]

When making a financial plan, there is a major key that will above all other things ensure it’s success or failure.  That key is stickiness.  How well will the plan stick with you for the long term?  Here are 5 ways to make your plan sticky.

This is from Get Rich Slowly called Strike Point Shopping which is based on a reader-submitted comment.
I promise this is the last grocery article for a little while… 
This tip really goes to the heart of economic theory and a concept called inelastic demand.  Which everyone seemed to know (except me at first) means that when there […]

Trent, over at The Simple Dollar, posted an article recently about how the cheapest place to shop isn’t always the best, and how he shops at specific stores for specific reasons.  You can read the article here.
I confess that I do not shop at the grocery store with the lowest prices on my staple goods. […]

“A penny saved is a penny earned”   -Benjamin Franklin
Before I begin, I need to say that yes, I am in the banking industry, but I am not saying that one bank’s products are better or worse than another’s.  No financial institutions have asked me to write this. 
Savings accounts are the most basic, put-your-money somewhere type of […]

I want to preface this by saying that I am in the banking industry, I work for a credit union, and have also worked for a bank.  With that out of the way, this series will be about different products banks and credit unions offer, the advantages and disadvantages of those particular products, and what […]

“Hey, why are we saving all of these old egg cartons?”
That’s just one question that I’ve asked a roommate and never expected to have to ask.  Today I’m going to talk about the frugal ideas that weren’t.
Saving Egg Cartons- Now I understand this one if you know someone who raises chickens, some farmers will gladly […]

Guess what I was doing all morning?
Picking raspberries, that’s right!  Delicious, nutritious raspberries.
Right now at my grocery store these little guys are running about $5.00 a container, and I was able to fill up 5 containers in less than an hour in my super secret raspberry patch.  For an hours work I made $25, if […]

“Can we afford this?”
One question that is a good one to ask when both people know the answer already, and it is a bad one to ask if one or both people do not.  Money is a dangerous tool when handled incorrectly by a relationship, and this will not be the last time I talk […]