When you receive an inheritance, you may be wondering what to do next. No matter if it’s a modest or substantial amount, handling it responsibly is one way you can honor the family member who left it to you. Here are some ways to help you decide what to do.
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Financial Moves After Pandemic Frugality
If you feel like the COVID-19 pandemic robbed you of your ability to live a normal life, you’re not alone. Restrictions on travel, entertainment and other social gatherings put an abrupt halt to daily activities around the globe.
6 Tips to Save, Borrow and Spend During Inflation
Inflation has caused prices to spike 8.3% over the past year. Consumers are feeling the pinch — from the basics such as food, gas and cars — to just about everything else.
Here are six financial moves to help you make the most of your money. Continue reading
How to Develop Smart Spending Habits Among Youth
A quick tip from Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
Many financial experts believe that people who learn good spending habits at an early age are more likely to carry that sense of fiscal discipline into adulthood.
Understanding the Difference Between Needs and Wants
By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
To get a handle on your finances, you must be able to distinguish between your needs and your wants. You need food, shelter and clothing. But you might want a juicy lobster and seafood dinner, a large upscale home and brand-name attire.
Create a Financial Strategy for Budgeting and Saving
By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®
If budgeting and saving money seem like difficult tasks to conquer, perhaps the issue is that you’ve not yet created a financial strategy for achieving these goals. Here are some ideas to improve your savings, and make you a better budgeter, by creating a financial strategy that works for your lifestyle.
Back-to-School Shopping Tips
Plan ahead, spend wisely, stay secure.
Like many retail events, the back-to-school shopping season seems to start earlier and earlier. Here are ways to focus on buying only what you need, finding good values and keeping your financial information safe when shopping online or in stores. Continue reading
Video: Good vs. Bad Spending
If you’re waging an inner battle of good vs. bad spending every time you whip out your credit card or peek at your monthly bank statement, it’s probably time to give your views on budgeting a shake-up.
7 Banking Tips for Young Millennials
Once you start receiving your first paychecks after graduation, knowing how to spend or save your money wisely can be tough. While you may be able to do your banking with just a few taps on your phone, managing money well is much more complicated. Here are a few tips to help you get started.
Making the Most of E-Banking
Most people are at least somewhat tech-savvy these days. But when it comes to digital banking, you might be missing out on a few time-saving tricks. Here’s how the internet can help make your financial life easier.