Making Cents of Credit: Your Credit Score vs. Your Credit Report
Credit scores are relatively pervasive in life, and they certainly are not something to take lightly. That being said, we would be remiss if we didn’t take the time to...
Making Cents of Credit: Credit Score Basics
What Is A Credit Score? Your credit score is the number (often somewhere between 300 and 850) that essentially determines whether or not you’ll get a credit card or new...
Identity Theft – Warning Signs, Part 2
If you suspect someone might be trying to use your information to steal your identity, contact one of the credit reporting bureaus as soon as possible to put a Fraud...
Identity Theft – Warning Signs, Part 1
Identity theft is increasingly becoming a real threat for many Americans, as we continue to rely heavily on the internet for sending and storing our financial and personal information. It...
Recycle and Make Money!
How often do we think about “going green” but end up primarily focused on the “green” in our wallets? Well, what if I told you that you could do both...
Spring Cleaning
Spring is in the air, and nothing says start fresh quite like the age-old annual rite of Spring known as spring cleaning. With a recent poll showing that over two-thirds...
Small Steps That Will Stretch Your Wallet
Are you sick of that pit in your stomach when you check your bank account information and are surprised by how much your daily expenses add up to? You probably...
Holiday Spending Advice
Out with the old and in with the new! We’ve made the final turn on the journey of 2017, with 2018 straight ahead. There were lots of ups and downs...
Smart Spending Tips for the Holidays
It’s that time of year again where the stress associated with managing finances begins to increase for many people all across the United States. We’re still picking through the remnants...
Hurricane Help
This year’s hurricane season has been tough for millions of people both here in Florida and across the southern and coastal United States. There will be a long process of...