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Every Little Bit Counts When Saving For College

I know from personal experience just how much it costs to go to college these days. Now that I have a child, I sometimes find myself wondering what the cost of a higher education will be by the time that my son is old enough to attend. He is just about eighteen months old right now, so I have a while to plan for it but that does not make me worry any less. When I attended college as an undergraduate, I was extremely lucky in that my parents had made saving for college a priority and they paid for … Continue reading →

Cutting The Family’s Entertainment Budget May Not Hurt Much

With the rising cost of gasoline and other items, family budgets are becoming tighter than ever. When families feel the pinch of a tough economy, they often have to reevaluate where their money goes. Often, the family entertainment budget is the first thing targeted for trimming. If you are in a position where you are considering making cuts to your family’s entertainment budget, do not despair. You can still have plenty of fun while spending less money on entertainment. One way to approach making changes to the family’s entertainment budget is to enlist the help of everyone in the family. … Continue reading →

Do You Bundle?

Today, I came across an interesting personal finance website. Bundle.com is a site where you can see how you spend your money in a visual format. On the site, you can track all of the things that you do with money from bank accounts to credit cards and investments. The program categorizes your spending and creates graphs and charts so that you can see your finances in visual form. Also, Bundle tracks the spending habits of many people all over the world. You can see what other people in your local area are spending and what they are spending their … Continue reading →

Rising Gas Prices Are Putting The Squeeze on Family Budgets

Yesterday, I saw a news story about the rising cost of gasoline. The reporter mentioned that it is entirely possible that we will see gas prices rise as high as six dollars a gallon by the end of this year. I’ve already been feeling the pinch at the pump for a while now, because the amount of money that I have budgeted for gas does not go as far as it used to, even with my rather fuel-efficient Toyota Echo. As the price of gas continues to rise, my family and many others may have to make some big changes … Continue reading →