The Common Craft Show is a website that makes hard to understand topics easy to understand with short, simple video explanations.
They’ve released a video about saving money that describes how compound interest and investments work, and it’s a great explanation for people who are unfamiliar with investing. Take a look:
Also checkout the other shows… while [...]
Credit Karma is an online service that offers a free credit score, along with interesting information about how you compare with others. You can see how your score compares with the entire nation, or just people your age. You can track your credit score over time, and get offers from partner banks.
One of my favorite [...]
Dave Ramsey is a speaker, trainer and consultant on debt and financial planning. After making it big in real estate, his debt got the best of him. He went bankrupt after the bank called in some large short-term notes and he vowed never to go into debt again.
He has a popular radio show and several [...]
Mint is a free online financial management application that lets you track your different financial accounts such as checking, savings, credit card, mortgage and investment accounts.
Mint allows you to see your current financial snapshot, your “net worth” at a glance. Mint automatically categorizes purchases, and remembers your changes. If you re-categorize a particular store, it [...]
I’m getting out of debt! No, I don’t have bill collectors hounding me. We haven’t had a car repossessed. We can afford our monthly payments and then some.
So why, you ask, am I hell bent on getting out of debt? Think about it for a minute. We have a mortgage at a great interest rate [...]