Summer. Time for barbecues, road trips and… hotel scams? If you’re heading out on the road this summer and will be staying at a hotel or motel along the way, the FTC recently published a list of scams and “hazards”, including some that are identity theft related, that you need to ... Read more...

If you didn’t already know it (and most people don’t) April is Financial Literacy Month and, because of that, many financial institutions are rolling out their yearly financial education programs for their customers. That being said, the fact that these organizations even need ... Read more...

Back in May, I wrote a post about my personal "money rules." For me, money rule #1 is to be well-insured, so I thought I'd delve a little further into this "money rule" in a post of its own. Having a huge emergency fund is certainly a type of insurance, but purchasing actual ... Read more...

Money and academia are topics that are becoming synonymous with one another. From sky-rocketing costs of a college education to the validity of a slightly cheaper online MBA program, money is becoming as important a topic as supplies when discussing school. Despite the prevalence ... Read more...

Up until now, the effects of our bad economy had been happening to strangers. As a teacher in the DC area (where most people are employed in secure, government jobs), the economic crisis, while constantly in the news, always seemed far away. Anonymous. Happening to lots of ... Read more...