by Teri Cettina | Jun 6, 2013 | Apps & Tech, Coupons, Food & Groceries, Kids
Between my beloved Maps and Kindle reader apps (the ones I use most often!), I also have a few favorite money-related apps I tap regularly: 1Password. I seriously can’t live without this program and its related app. It’s my little version of financial peace of mind....
by Teri Cettina | Jun 4, 2013 | Kids
I’m over at Equifax today, blogging about kids and summer work. My kids have done some kind of summer earning since they were about 8. Both have had stints as dog-walkers, plant-waterers and cat-feeders. But this year, we’re taking the idea of summer money...
by Teri Cettina | Dec 5, 2012 | Kids
My 11-year-old daughter recently went on quite a spending spree. She gets a very modest allowance—$6 a week. So when she got home from an outing with a friend and her nanny, I was surprised to see her plop a big bag of goodies on the kitchen counter. Among the loot: A...
by Teri Cettina | Dec 7, 2011 | Kids
Right now, there’s a chore list on our refrigerator with dollar values next to each one. “Wipe down lower kitchen cabinets: $1.” “Clean lower living room windows: $1.” And so on. What does that have to do with holiday gift-giving? Our kids are earning extra money to...
by Teri Cettina | Oct 4, 2011 | Coupons, Kids
I’m always on the lookout for good ideas on teaching kids about money. One woman who has more than a few thoughts on the subject, since she’s got the cool-sounding job of “Mom Saver-in-Chief” for RedPlum, the big coupon company, is Lisa Reynolds. Lisa, who lives with...
by Teri Cettina | Aug 24, 2011 | Budgeting, College, Kids
If you’ve got kids in high school or college, you’re facing the same unpleasant expense we are: Buying textbooks. As if tuition wasn’t already high enough, you also have to pay for books. Expensive books. That are used for only a few months. And get quickly dinged up....
