NEW YORK, N.Y. – Working in Support of Education (w!se) is excited to announce the spring launch of its MoneyW!SE program for Survivors of Domestic Violence in San Diego took place on March 1, 2016. The program is made possible through generous funding provided by The Allstate Foundation. Read More
w!se Helps Domestic Violence Survivors in NYC Lead Financially Independent Lives
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Working in Support of Education (w!se) is excited to announce the spring launch of its MoneyW!SE program for Survivors of Domestic Violence in New York City took place on March 1, 2016. The program is made possible through generous funding provided by The Allstate Foundation. Read More
FREQUENTLY ASKED STUDENT LOAN QUESTIONS ANSWERED AS REPORTED BY GREGORY DEPALMA ON BLOG.PERSONALCAPITAL.COM)
Today’s news is abuzz with student loan stories. We have become a nation in debt, not just with mortgages and credit cards, but with students who financed their education with government loans and are left paying them off the rest of their adult lives. For that reason, there are lots of questions that people have… Read More
LACK OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION (AS REPORTED BY MIRANDA MARQUIT ON WWW.MONEYNING.COM)
Lack of financial education early in life can and does lead to important financial mistakes. Young people, starting at the age of 18, are able to access key methods of financial assistance, such as loans and credit cards. However, most are not fully-prepared to do so, because they don’t have the education necessary to make… Read More
MAXING OUT YOUR 401K NOT FOR EVERYONE (AS REPORTED BY ALLISON SCHRAGER ON WWW.QZ.COM)
One common piece of personal finance advice, readily available from sources as reputable as a recent article featured on the NY Times, is to max out your retirement savings account. For those people lucky enough to be offered a 401k plan by their employer, this can seem like the obvious choice. The problem is, for… Read More
PICKING THE RIGHT CREDIT CARD (AS REPORTED BY STEVE ROUSSEAU ON WWW.DIGG.COM)
Picking the right credit card is an important part of managing your money. Credit cards are critical for building your personal credit, a step towards owning a car or home, or getting a good rate on a loan of any kind. But with all the credit cards out there, how is anyone supposed to choose… Read More
9 STRATEGIES FOR EARNING MORE MONEY (AS REPORTED BY TRENT HAMM ON WWW.THESIMPLEDOLLAR.COM)
Earning more than you spend is the ultimate piece of wealth-building advice. But most people that tell you that focus on how to spend less. What if you can accomplish all you want simply by earning more? Sounds better than spending less money, right? Trent Hamm, in this article for his blog, The Simple Dollar,… Read More
FINANCIAL RESOLUTIONS FOR 2016 (AS REPORTED BY HAROLD POLLACK ON WWW.VOX.COM)
When it comes to effectively managing your finances, the old adage, you get what you pay for might hold true. That is, people who pay for professional help often come away with a better handle on their money than people who try to go it alone. Writing for Vox, Harold Pollack lays out his top… Read More
SHORT MONEY TIPS (AS REPORTED BY RON LIEBER ON WWW.NYTIMES.COM)
Managing your finances and growing your wealth is not easy. At the same times, it’s not all that complicated. Almost all personal financial advice share some of the same tips in common. And when you boil it all down to their most basic forms, this advice can usually be doled out quite simply. Everyone should… Read More
WHAT DOES PLAYING WITH MONEY DO TO KIDS? (AS REPORTED BY HEATHER LANDY ON WWW.QZ.COM)
There have been many studies and experiments dealing with money as a motivator. In the business world, managers want to know how to use money to get more out of their employees. But little has been noted about the effects of money on kids. Now, a set of studies from around the world have noted… Read More