Here’s What You Missed: February

Ahh, February – the month of love – you were so so kind to us! With multiple events going on at Cornerstone this month, we hope you found one of them to take part in. But if you couldn’t, here’s what you have to catch up on. Here’s What You Missed: Love Your Finances – This Lunch and Learn brought …

10 Ways to Save Money in the Next 10 Months

By Justin Ehrhardt Now that February is wrapping up, you may be two months behind on your goals! Let’s be honest, we are still writing “2018” on our papers so it is not too late to start over and get on a good path for the remaining 10 months of 2018…. I mean 2019. Most people have given up their …

Savings for Kids: Making Money Easy

The best way for our children to learn proper money management is to start teaching them at a young age. Because this practical skill is not taught in most schools, the best way they’ll learn and understand money is through you. As a parents, you have the advantage of teaching hands-on lessons and showing them through living the lessons out. …

Ramsey’s Approach to Money: Step-by-Step Ways to Grow Your Wealth

When you hear Dave Ramsey, you know a serious money talk is on its way – which we all need at some point in our lives. I originally discovered Ramsey a few years ago when my parents bought one of his books. At the time, I was early into my college career and completely ignored their concerns about managing and …

Coupon Plug-ins for the Online Shopper

Written by Samantha Proctor As an adult, I expect to have great personal finance management and skills. However, the reality is that I hate it. This is the one responsibility that really bums me out. Shopping is my weakness and that’s not changing anytime soon. But thankfully (and for my husband’s sake) I’ve been introduced to some fun tools that …

Books for Budgeting Your Way to Financial Freedom

Books build knowledge, knowledge builds power, and power defeats your money enemy. Having power over your finances is the goal when you face large amounts of debt and cannot see release from credit cards and loans. To grow your understanding of budgeting and personal finances, a great resource are tried and true books. From viewing money management from a biblical …

Budget On The Go: Top Apps for Managing Your Finances

Budgeting without a visual component makes setting goals unrealistic. When you can’t see what’s coming and going from your account, then you cannot create a plan to become financially stable. With mobile banking, we already have the ease of real-time access to our accounts. However, if you’re not tracking your purchases (and those sneaky subscriptions), you’ll have a difficult time …

5 Savings Challenges to Eliminate Debt in 2019

Every year, families set goals to save more and/or pay off debt. However, they never see their accounts grow or debts decrease. Money management has become a common issue as credit cards are economically “necessary” and the rising cost of higher education places millennials in historical amounts of debt before entering the workforce – and we cannot overlook the corrupt …