Saving for Tomorrow, Living for Today
Welcome to Money Saving Parent! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to receive daily email updates. You can also join us on Facebook! Thanks for visiting! Our family lives for today and saves for tomorrow and one way of doing that is to teach our children about money. There are several (Continue Reading…);
Travel Zoo is one of those email messages that I enjoy getting for a few reasons. For one thing it shows me places to go and money to save on those trips so I can keep my upcoming travels in the back of my mind and look for those deals on Travel Zoo. It also (Continue Reading…);
Personal finances are an important concern to everyone and their significance has been magnified in the past year, thanks to the banking crisis and the ensuing meltdown of the nation’s financial institutions. Many people complain that they don’t have enough money, but they are uncertain what can be done to improve cash flow. Besides trimming (Continue Reading…);
Have you tried out the amazonlocal program yet? I’ve found some great savings on food, photos, boot camp, and dental services. It’s so easy to use and do. Just sign up for FREE! Get email messages with savings delivered to your in box. When you find something that fits your budget and family grab (Continue Reading…);
We LOVE ING because they offer so many ways to save (and spend) your money. Right now in honor of independence day they are offering a “new way to financial independence” and lots of bonuses to help you earn and save your money! From now until July 3rd, you can open up one of the (Continue Reading…);
Summer is coming and, for most teens, that means its summer job time. There is no better time than now to put your teen on the road to financial independence with MONEY- a debit card and bank account that parents and teens manage together. Not only can teens deposit their paychecks into their MONEY account (Continue Reading…);
Are you tired of paying bank fees? Do you wish there were more options available to you? ING Direct offers you the opportunity to get rid of my of the banking fees you don’t want and will actually pay you some money that you do want! Open up an account with ING Direct and (Continue Reading…);
Everyone could use a little more retirement savings. Many of us have 401K or similar tax- deferred plans offered through our employers and while these plans are nice, they lack payment flexibility. An investor cannot write a check and mail to his/her 401K Company. Any change requires consent with the Human Resource department and filling (Continue Reading…);
Kids learn by example and when it comes to money, the financial prudence parents show and the example they set will influence their children for the rest of their kids lives. Beyond setting an example, kids need to experience the saving process first hand and good way to teach kids about saving is to establish (Continue Reading…);
Banking is something most of us take for granted, but banking and related services have changed dramatically over the past two decades and nowhere is this more evident than with the internet. Big banks and other financial institutions have taken quick, decisive action to establish an online banking presence, but smaller banks such as Aurora Bank (Continue Reading…);
Have you signed up with Upromise.com? It’s a way to help you save money towards your child’s college education while doing things that you already do like grocery shop or shopping online. Find out more about the upromise program and how it works in our article “Does Upromise help you keep your promise to save (Continue Reading…);
Checking and savings accounts are mainstays of American personal finance. Even those with no investments and little financial knowledge in general are still likely to have the basics: A checking account and savings account, usually with the same financial institution. The vast majority of individuals choose a bank among those available locally and the (Continue Reading…);
401K and similar plans such as 403b are finally going to receive a long overdue boost. The U.S. Government sets limits each year on the amount of money that citizens can invest into tax- sheltered, tax- deferred plans but it has held these limits flat for a few years. For 2011, the limit is (Continue Reading…);
If Bank of America is your primary banking institution for checking and/or savings accounts, you may want to consider switching service to your local credit union or other low- cost bank. Bank of America, one of the largest financial institutions in the United States and a trend- setter among banks, has announced that it (Continue Reading…);
Citigroup banking customers need to brace themselves for an unexpected surprise, and not a very pleasant one at that. Starting in December, 2011, Citigroup will start to charge monthly fees on checking and savings accounts. The fee will be $10 on accounts that have a combined (checking plus savings) balance below $1,500. Present (Continue Reading…);
