FAMILY FINANCE RESOURCES:
Building Good Credit
- Taking Charge of Your Credit
What you need to know when it comes to using your credit card.
- Smart Ways to Use Your Credit Card
Do you cringe when you open your credit-card bill? Get debt under control with these ten expert tips.
- Building Good Credit, Making Investments: Credit Reports
Federal law now entitles everyone to a free credit report once a year. The details, plus expert advice on how to ma...
Planning, Budgeting & Saving
- Smart Money Moves
A sluggish economy doesn't have to spell trouble for your family's finances. You can find ways to cut costs and sav...
- Easy Ways to Save Money
How to trim your family's budget and save on gift giving, family travel, kids' clothing, activities, and more.
- Your Biggest Money Problems, Solved
Family finances can be tricky, but don't despair. Here, expert tips on getting out of credit card debt, living on o...
- 25 Ways to Save Money on Healthcare
Get discounts on prescriptions, negotiate with your doctor, bargain-shop for a health plan. In this economy, you ne...
- Decisions, Decisions: Making Good Financial Choices
Is it okay to borrow money from your folks? Does a high-deductible medical plan make sense? Should you save for ret...
- Easy Ways to Save Energy -- and Money
Helping the environment may give you more cash in the long run.
- The Money Pit
Here's how to handle all those new baby expenses.
- Stay-at-Home Moms & Money
What you must know about your finances.
- 32 Ways to Save Money When You Have a Baby
Your little bundle can cost you big. Here's how to avoid blowing your budget.
- Tips from the Frugalista Moms
There's nothing like the thrill of a good deal, but if you're going to get serious about saving money, it's gotta b...
- Baby Bargains
A new baby costs the average family more than $11,000 during the first year. Here's where some of the money goes --...
- Could You Afford an Emergency?
Every family needs a financial safety net. Here's how to set one up.
- Family Finance Crash Course
Will your bank account survive parenthood? Don't let baby make you broke!
- How to Get the Best Price on Everything
Driving a hard bargain isn't as hard as it sounds. Use these savvy strategies to get the lowest price on every sing...
- Money-Saving Moms
These six women have found creative ways to cut costs without pinching pennies--and have made their lives richer to...
- Cut Your Water Bill in Half
Savings on Tap: A few easy steps can slash your water bill by half or more--and protect the earth.
- Money-Saving Strategies
Tips for saving money and controlling your expenses.
- Top 10 Money Mistakes New Families Make
Now that you have children and a family to support, it's time to be extra careful with how you spend money. The sma...
- Why You Fight Over Finances
When you have a new baby, everything changes -- especially your finances. Here are the biggest disagreements when i...
Earning Extra Cash
- Tag-Sale Tips and True Tales
Thinking of holding a garage or yard sale? First, check out these words of wisdom - and warning - from folks who've...
- Garage Sale Savvy
You know all that stuff your family no longer uses or needs? Here's how to recycle it -- and make some money in the...
Avoiding Fraud & Theft
- Identity Theft Crisis
Safeguard your family's personal, banking, and financial information and credit cards to ensure that you don't beco...
- A Resource Guide to Work-at-Home Scams
Think you've spotted a scam? Or worse, been burned by a work-at-home dream that turned into a nightmare? Take actio...
- Budget Ways to Keep Your Home Safe
These simple, low-cost strategies can make your house less attractive to thieves.
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