5 Simple Steps to a Debt-Free Holiday Shopping Season

5 Simple Steps to a Debt-Free Holiday Shopping Season

The holiday shopping season is here, and many people will be spending more than they anticipated. While buying presents for family members and friends is certainly enjoyable, the holiday debt hangover is anything but. So how can you avoid the debt and still have fun...
Tips for Building Savings on Low Income

Tips for Building Savings on Low Income

Saving can be difficult for anyone, and it can even feel impossible for those living on a low income. It’s not impossible, though. You’ll thank yourself later for saving, whether you’re trying to build a small monetary safety net or if you’re...
How to Get Out of Debt in the Shortest Time

How to Get Out of Debt in the Shortest Time

Debt is a big problem. While from the point of view of the financial services, banks, and speculators, the debt and credit systems work well for the economy, debt can be a disaster at an individual level. If you’re in deep water with debt and feeling out of...
4 Ways Interest Rate Hikes Can Affect Your Spending

4 Ways Interest Rate Hikes Can Affect Your Spending

It feels like everything costs more these days – housing, food, gas, all the essentials.  Part of the problem is inflation.  To try to get it under control, the Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates four times this year and more increases are expected to come.  The...
Minimum Wages Are Going Up Across the Country

Minimum Wages Are Going Up Across the Country

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.1 million employees were paid at or below the federal minimum wage in 2021.  This represents 1.4% of all hourly paid workers, most of whom are between the ages of 16 and 25.  The federal minimum wage has been stuck at...