It's Still Your Money

TEN TIPS FOR AVOIDING IDENTITY THEFT

by Connie David Everyone seems to be very worried about having their identity stolen, and justifiably so. Credit cards and/or numbers are stolen, social security numbers are easily available to almost anyone, and it seems as though there are more and more unscrupulous people out there just waiting for the chance to prey on some unsuspecting person. Turn your back for a second, and your purse is gone. Fax information to someone, and the next thing you know, someone is buying concert tickets with your credit card. Well, there are some things that you can do to help yourself in the event you become a victim ...

Benefits Of Creating A Budget

by Connie David A budget is a spending plan, and it is your single best tool for knowing where your money is going and with how much you have to work. Just the mention of the word budget can send even the most structured and organized person running for the hills. A budget, however, has several tremendous benefits. Among them are: #1: A budget makes it easy to save and know if you have extra money. By tracking your expenses and income, and controlling how much you spend on variable expenses, you will quite likely find that you have more money than you thought you had. What are you going ...

Budget! It’s Really A Great Word!

by Connie david Sit among a group of friends and associates and mention the word budget, and suddenly everyone has somewhere else to be. Usually no one wants to talk or think, about budgets, and certainly nobody wants to follow one. However, if you look at budgeting with open eyes it is actually a fantastic thing. Here are three reasons why "budget" may become your favorite word): Reason #1: A budget puts you in control of your money instead of your money controlling you. On what did you spend your last $100? You may not remember. Maybe it was a pizza, or stickers for your children, maybe it went ...