Category Archives: Personal Finance

Why Most of Us Want Personal Finance Taught in High School

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The notion that high school students should study personal finance seems to make a lot of sense. After all, knowing how to balance a checkbook or review a credit statement or home mortgage bill is arguably as important as studying the Civil War or dissecting a frog. That’s especially so as 8.2% … Continue reading Why Most of Us Want Personal Finance Taught in High School →

Pinterest Helps Small Businesses Increase Blog Traffic

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San Diego, CA — (SBWIRE) — 05/28/2014 — With over 70 million loyal pinners, the social network Pinterest is an enormously popular platform that allows folks to “pin” images and ideas they like and share them with their social networks. More and more businesses are integrating Pinterest into their websites as a way to increase … Continue reading Pinterest Helps Small Businesses Increase Blog Traffic →

Finally Some Unconventional Personal Finance Advice: Get WILD

Personal Finance

This column is still about career advice but personal finance is a career issue. As a recruiter, I have rescinded job offers because of adverse credit checks. As a career coach, I have seen even my most senior, experienced professionals trapped in jobs they can’t stand because they don’t have the savings to move to … Continue reading Finally Some Unconventional Personal Finance Advice: Get WILD →

Feeling Cool About A Hot Personal Finance Book

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By Allan S. Roth, Next Avenue Contributor It’s pretty rare for a personal finance book to hit the New York Times bestseller list. So, when my Next Avenue editor asked me to evaluate the latest one, The Bank on Yourself Revolution by Pamela Yellen, I welcomed the opportunity. I had reviewed the author’s earlier book, Bank on Yourself, for CBS … Continue reading Feeling Cool About A Hot Personal Finance Book →

Personal finance tips: How to keep wealth in the family, and more

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No wish necessary. (Thinkstock) The benefits of aging There are more perks to turning 50 than just cheap movie tickets, says Lindsay Gellman at The Wall Street Journal, but surveys indicate that fewer than half of eligible seniors are taking advantage of them. Unlike their youthful counterparts, investors who have hit the half-century mark can … Continue reading Personal finance tips: How to keep wealth in the family, and more →

Personal finance: how a video game designer manages money

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Everyone has a unique approach to personal finance with different goals, lifestyles, and incomes. NerdWallet asks everyday people how they handle personal finance, and speak with a 26-year-old game designer in this installment of ‘How Do You Do Money?’ By Heather Yamada-Hosley, Guest blogger A woman takes a deposit box out of a compartment in the … Continue reading Personal finance: how a video game designer manages money →

Personal finance with Scott Burns: Always worry when someone invites you to invest

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Q: I have been informed about a group that finances receivables and sells them to investors, who get a return of 5 to 7 percent. I have never heard of this type of investment. Apparently you must be “invited” to invest. Have you heard of this? Is this type of investment risky? I am retired … Continue reading Personal finance with Scott Burns: Always worry when someone invites you to invest →

Identifying And Writing Content That Will Engage Your Audience

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In the business world today, content marketing is a hot topic. It seems like everyone, especially in the B2B arena, is jumping on the content marketing bandwagon. Indeed, content marketing – done correctly, can be a very effective way to attract new leads. It can help you win clients. But a lot of marketing content … Continue reading Identifying And Writing Content That Will Engage Your Audience →

Budget: A Guide To Managing Your Personal Finances

Personal Finance

Managing Finances is one of the most challenging areas in life. To be able to achieve your financial goals, managing all your financial priorities and lead a life you want is the ultimate possibility you can accomplish. But it is not easy to do these things and require a great amount of discipline and planning. … Continue reading Budget: A Guide To Managing Your Personal Finances →

Do you have a financial cushion?

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Vijayalakshmi Shivaram, May 03, 2014, DHNS As someone who not just nourishes her family,but also shares the responsibility of being a bread-winner, a woman must educate herself on managing personal and family finances, urges Vijayalakshmi Shivaram. I remember celebrating women’s day a few years ago at my office. That year, our centre head (a woman) … Continue reading Do you have a financial cushion? →