Creative ways to prevent identity theft

This post was written by Stephanie Cuellar Butler, Contributing Writer on November 16, 2009
Posted Under: Consumer Protection | Comments

Did you know Facebook, cell phones and new operating systems could all be used to steal your personal information?
Identity thieves are increasingly creative as changing technology allows them new tools to pilfer; but with a little awareness and some creativity of your own you can keep your private information out of sticky fingers.
New ID theft [...]

How your W-4 can cost you

This post was written by Anna Sowa, Contributing Writer on October 21, 2009
Posted Under: Employment Help, Finance News, Start Saving, Uncategorized | Comments

One of the first realities that you will face as a young professional entering the work force is the wall of paperwork associated with starting a new job. And if you are among the majority, you won’t know the first thing about how to fill out these documents, many of which will determine your financial [...]

5 Ways To Take Advantage Of A Bad Thing

This post was written by holly artz, intern on December 1, 2008
Posted Under: Start Saving | Comments

It isn’t exactly news that the American economy is in the pits. Everyone’s cutting back on gas, shopping expenses, eating out, etc. Soon enough we’ll be wearing paper bags and foot propelling Flintstone-esque cars to save money even further. Which is bad news for me, given I’ve got enough mass to propel a Mini for [...]

$1,000 in 30 days?!?

This post was written by matt wallaert, lead scientist on November 3, 2008
Posted Under: Better Spending Habits, Psychology of Finance | Comments

There is a lot of chatter on the personal finance blogs about I Will Teach You To Be Rich’s new challenge, where they are trying to give you tips to save $1,000 dollars in 30 days. I was really glad to see them acknowledge that even if you don’t make it all the way, [...]

It’s Good To Be Broke

This post was written by lynn, creative director on October 20, 2008
Posted Under: Better Spending Habits | Comments

That’s right, I said it. It’s good to be broke once or twice in your life. Then you figure out how to cut spending and save money because you HAVE to. You have no choice. You may wish you had all that money you spent over the last few years on those daily $5 mocha [...]

Gaining Weight…In Your Wallet

This post was written by matt wallaert, lead scientist on October 7, 2008
Posted Under: Psychology of Finance, Start Saving | Comments

Recently around the office, we’ve been talking a great deal about how research on losing weight can be applied to reducing how much people spend. They are both largely issues of self-control in the face of an environment designed to get you to eat/spend more, so there is much that we can learn from eating [...]

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