by Teri Cettina | Apr 19, 2010 | Banking, Credit & Debit Cards
Are you wary (as I am) about the safety of using debit cards (read my Reader’s Digest article about that)? Or would you rather not be tempted to overspend with your debit card? If so, did you know that many banks will let you “turn off” the...
by Teri Cettina | Oct 1, 2008 | Banking, Retirement
Reading the horrible financial news on the front page of my newspaper is enough. I’m not going to bury my head in the sand, but I’m not going to drive myself nuts, either. The market rises. The market falls. I’ve got, oh, 20-plus years until I...
by Teri Cettina | Sep 9, 2008 | Banking, Kids, Saving
I love these segmented banks, which I bought for my daughters a while back. They’re from MoneySavvy Generation, a Web site created by Susan Beacham. I interviewed Susan for a Parenting magazine article about allowances, and thought her banks were a great idea so...
by Teri Cettina | Aug 29, 2008 | Apps & Tech, Banking, Budgeting, Saving
Ever think about the fact that the holidays come at the same time each year…yet somehow we forget to budget for them? Or that you need to fill your home’s oil tank a couple of times each year (for those of us in old houses), yet you never seem to have enough...
by Teri Cettina | Jun 23, 2008 | Banking, Food & Groceries, House & Home
Whenever I’m poring over grocery ads and clipping coupons, I wonder: Are we big food spenders compared to our parents’ and grandparents’ generations? I don’t feel like we buy a lot of expensive or convenience food, yet somehow I’ve always had a gut instinct that we...
