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. …

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 …