Remember when you were a child and you received your first piggy bank?  You probably thought that if you could save every last penny you would be rich when you finally smashed it!  It was a great feeling to think about how much you were actually going to save, but what happened to that inner child’s enthusiasm […]

I recently purchased my first car and the process was a bit overwhelming. I am quite shocked at how much everything costs and it made me think about what it really costs to operate the shiny status symbol sitting in my driveway? The answer might be comprised of: a car/lease payment, insurance, gas, tickets, parking, […]

Many of us spend the last few days before a paycheck pondering how we will be able to make it to the next payday without overdrawing our bank accounts … the sick feeling that you know this entire paycheck is going to pay off all the stuff (that new pair of shoes, ipod and dinner […]