A Righteous Reason for Personal Checks
Do your personal checks have a "higher calling?" During a recent discussion on the many reasons to order personal checks online, a friend of mine brought up a purpose for checks that I hadn’t thought...
View ArticleAre Your Kids Learning About Personal Finances?
What’s the most important lesson you can teach your children? According to a recent survey conducted by Braun Research out of Princeton, New Jersey, many Americans think giving their kids the...
View ArticleThe Economic Outlook For Small Businesses
We’ve spent the last few posts discussing the U.S. economy, how it’s affecting consumers and how the average American feels about where things are heading. But what about small businesses and the...
View ArticleFinding Financial Balance in 2011
The so-called Great Recession, and the ongoing sluggish economy have made the concept of finding financial balance challenging for many American families. A lot of people were forced to make...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Study Details The Way We Pay
Drum roll please! That’s right ladies and gentlemen. It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for! The Federal Reserve has released it’s 2010 non-cash payments study…(crickets)… Okay – maybe you...
View ArticleOverweight and Overspending in America
So all of a sudden – my clothes have been feeling a little tighter. Now my 1 year-old son has taken to playing my gut like a bongo drum. I think it might be a good idea to try and drop some lbs in...
View ArticleThink Your Rewards Card is Really Rewarding? Think Again Pal!
Even if you already have a rewards card, you’ve probably seen an unbelievable number of offers from the credit card companies in your mail lately. In just the third quarter of 2010 – around 1.2...
View ArticleIs Your Bank Serving Your Business Well?
Satisfaction with financial institutions fell among U.S. small businesses in 2010. That’s what a study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates discovered. The yearly study grades small business...
View ArticleSmall Businesses – Red Tape Hits Close to Home
Over and over again we’ve told you how important small businesses are to the U.S. economy. The people who set out to work for themselves by becoming innovative entrepreneurs are truly following the...
View ArticleOverdraft Fee Regulation – Is it Enough?
Last year around this time, the Federal Reserve started enforcing new rules regarding overdraft fees and debit cards. These new regulations were supposed to keep banks in line and help consumers....
View ArticleHow Chasing the American Dream Has Changed
Economic events of the past several years have dramatically changed us as a nation. A new survey examining the way we perceive happiness and success sheds light on just how different our point of view...
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