Financial Eyes & Ears

ShareThis All it takes is one weak moment to reach into your checking account or connected savings account and use those funds on something frivolous. That’s why it’s important to protect your savings from you! The way I do this is to create barriers between me and my savings. I protect my money from me. [...]

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Traveling safely and managing your money along the way is an exercise in balancing multiple risks: theft, loss, high surcharges, and confusing discrepancies. This Travel and Money series discusses various ways to address money and security issues while you are abroad. Today we’ll address getting and carrying cash safely and securely while you’re actively traveling [...]

So does anybody really know where the economy is headed? For a little while there, things seemed to be looking up, thanks to improved stock prices. But with the market having slipped again and unemployment continuing to brew, it’s hard to feel confident about the economy these days. Not to mention that we seem to [...]

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we give you a recipe for green french fries, the secrets of self-made millionaires, and ways to save on the putting green! Top 5 Articles Green French Fries — Stuck with extra zucchini? Perhaps you just need a crispy way to get your kids to eat [...]

Every time we discuss the subject of frugal living, someone somewhere always brings up opportunity cost. It goes something like this. "…my time is worth a whole lot more. If I’m going to spend the time clipping coupons, I might as well spend some time working on my side business." Valid point no doubt, but [...]

You know the old joke about how it’s easy to get a bank loan as long as you don’t need one? Well, the same logic applies to getting your credit limit raised. In fact, it’s almost automatic. Want a higher credit limit on some particular credit card? It’s easy: Charge enough on the card that [...]

When I think of money personalities, I often think of animals. I have a friend who is a slow and steady saver, but doesn’t get overly excited about any particular investing opportunity. (He would be a turtle.) I am more of a squirrel. I like to store up cash, but be quick about making decisions, [...]