showing entries tagged "Education"
April 8, 2022
Choosing your financial institution
January 21, 2022
by: banzai
by: banzai
Recognizing and Avoiding Scams
Con artists cheat Americans out of billions of dollars every year. Recognizing red flags for potential scams can help protect you, your loved ones, and your hard earned cash.
December 20, 2021
by: Savvymoney
by: Savvymoney
5 Financial New Year’s Resolutions
December 16, 2021
Keeping Your Money Safe
Imagine this: you are out for a walk and you find a stack of shiny gold bars. Where do you put your treasure to keep it safe?
December 9, 2021
5 Identity Theft Jackpots (and How You Can Safeguard Against Them)
Identity theft is nothing new, and yet it still manages to cost its victims billions of dollars (yes, that’s billions with a “b”) globally each year—not to mention the time and hassle involved in recovering a stolen identity.
November 18, 2021
by: Banzai
by: Banzai
Filling Out the FAFSA
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is an application for financial aid made up of scholarships and grants that the government awards to students based on their needs.
September 15, 2021
Why We Get Scammed
If you use a cellphone or have an email account, you’ve almost certainly been exposed to an attempt at mass marketing fraud. Common examples include being interrupted by an annoying robocall just as you start eating lunch, or waking up to a suspicious message in your email inbox that somehow slipped through the spam filter. Sometimes, the attempted fraud is kind of funny—the wording is so strange or the premise is so ridiculous (“An exiled prince needs my help transferring a million dollars? Really?”) that we’re left wondering how anyone could possibly fall for such an obvious money grab.
August 9, 2021
by: Banzai
by: Banzai
Emergency Funds
One of the most effective tools for preventing a large-scale financial disaster is an emergency fund, an amount of money that is set aside to cover unexpected expenses, or to keep you afloat if no regular income is coming in.
July 23, 2021
by: Banzai
by: Banzai
Credit Score
A credit score is a number that potential lenders will use to determine whether they should lend you money, how much, and at what interest rate.
April 29, 2019
by: Amy Lee
by: Amy Lee
Class of 2019: My High School Experience
Finally, the year everyone waits for! The year we all talked about as we enter into our first year of high school. “I can’t wait until I’m a senior,” was a line I constantly said when I was growing up. Now that I am officially a senior…I’ll say, and with all honesty… I wish I was still a freshman. Days were much simpler then. College and scholarships applications weren’t knocking on my door yet and Jostens order forms weren’t due. Fears of not getting into my choice college were nonexistent and thoughts of attending my last high school events had not yet crossed my mind.
