Most of the time when we think of a FICO score the first thing we think of is how it affects our interest rates when shopping for a loan or mortgage. But there are several …

Moon Jar is a website with resources to teach kids about money. The Moon jar is a coin bank with 3 separate containers, for spending, saving and sharing. The kit includes a Moon jar, …

My Money.gov is the U.S. government’s website that is dedicated to teaching people the basics about financial education. The site includes information from 20 Federal agencies and Bureaus designed to help you make smart …

If you search online for websites and blogs on saving money, you will get thousands. In this article I will share with you a few blogs that I visit regularly. There are many more, but …

When you see items on sale you think it is a great deal. But if you buy something just because it was on sale and never end up using it, it was not such a …

One of the main things to do to get your finances under control is to figure out what you have coming in and going out. Many people under or over estimate these numbers. …

“Mind Your Own Mortgage” by Robert Bernabe is a great resource for both people searching for their first mortgage and people who already have a mortgage. As he says in the book, most things …

Yesterday I saw a billboard advertising the Money Smart program through the Fargo Library. Money Smart is a program to help students get off on the right foot financially and keep on the right …

New credit card laws go into effect in August. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (or Credit CARD Act) of 2009 includes the most sweeping changes in how credit cards are marketed, …

We built a house in Moorhead, MN, 4 years ago. Immediately after moving in, my wife shared her concern with me that one of our young children or a neighbor child could accidentally fall into …