Did you know that this week is America Saves Week? America Saves, along with the America Savings Educational Council, created America Saves Week. It was started in 2007, and according to the America Saves blog, around 2,000 organizations participate and millions of people are encouraged to improve their finances. In honor of America Saves week [...]
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SmartyPig Review: Free Online Piggy Bank
I decided to check out Smarty Pig to see if this might be a product that our readers would benefit from using. After all, it’s free! That is a great plus on its side plus the fact that it focuses on savings. So let’s begin by looking at what Smarty Pig is. Smarty Pig is [...]
New Year’s Resolutions: Save More Money, Create a Budget and Get Organized
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions to save more money, create a family budget, get organized, etc. How many of us keep our New Year’s resolutions? Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, says that only about 25% of us keep our New Years resolutions! No matter if you decide to save [...]
How Training For A Half-Marathon is Like Saving For Retirement
I recently completed a half-marathon. My goal was to run the entire 13.1 miles and I am proud to say that I did it. The most amazing thing about the race was that the training was much more difficult than the actual race itself. I was a runner before training for this race but would [...]
Money 101: What is Compound Interest?
Compound interest is defined as interest which is calculated not only on the initial principal but also the accumulated interest of prior periods. Before I show you how compound interest works, I want to discuss something called the “Rule of 72.” This rule is a quick way to see how long it will take the [...]
Danny Kofke CBS Early Show Interview
Recently, Danny Kofke, school teacher, personal finance author and One Money Design blogger was featured on the CBS Early Show with his family. I’m sharing the interview as I think it’s inspirational for all of us who are trying to manage our money better. Danny and his family continue to set a great example on [...]
5 Tips to Get Your Savings Back on Track
We’ve just started the fall season and it’s a good time to reflect on how you’re doing with all of those New Year’s resolutions you set around the beginning of the year. Have you been able to up your savings for emergencies or for future expences you can’t fund with one month’s income? Perhaps you’re [...]
Kids Money Lessons in Earning, Giving, Saving and Spending
I’ve been more diligent about teaching my 6 year old daughter earning and other money lessons in the last few months. She hasn’t shown much interest in doing chores to earn money or even have money to buy toys until this year. I think that has partly been because of her age and also because my [...]
Aurora Bank Review
As a blogger and personal finance junkie I’m on a continued quest to find banks who offer people the best financial products and best savings rates. I’ve recently been reading about Aurora bank which is thought highly of by other bloggers and Bankrate.com, so I thought I would right a review of my findings. Aurora [...]
How to Find the Best Savings Rates
You have probably noticed that savings account interest rates have dropped significantly since the Global Financial Crisis; just as you’ve seen house prices and official interest rates fall around the US as well. However, that doesn’t mean you have to give up on your savings goals when you know how to find the best interest [...]
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