Part of securing your finances is being on the lookout for scams; if you know what they look like you can recognize them early and avoid getting caught up in…
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Identity theft is a broad term that refers to the use of someone’s personal information, without permission, to commit fraud or a crime. That fraud often involves impersonating you to…
Phishing is a widespread practice that can trick anyone: a senior executive at a Fortune 500 company, your grandparents, and yes, even you. The word “phishing” sounds like “fishing” for…
Passwords. Every online account (financial and otherwise) and app needs one. But not all passwords are created equal and choosing good passwords can make you much, much more secure. There…
Every year around the holiday season, it’s easy to get busy and put your finances on the back burner. However, that period as the year comes to a close is…
National Influenza Vaccination Week (usually the first week in December) is the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) annual awareness campaign to remind people of the importance of getting a flu…
To save means to set aside, keep, reserve, conserve, or stockpile. National Savings Day (October 12th) was created to drive awareness about the importance of saving. To quote Warren Buffett,…
We all have that pile of “important” documents that we’re not sure if we should keep or toss. Or maybe you get most things electronically now and have been saving…
We all experience a change in circumstances at some point; a new job, a move to a new city, getting married or divorced, etc. And with each of these changes,…
Pro·cras·ti·na·tion (prəˌkrastəˈnāSH(ə)n) – the action of delaying or postponing something. We’re all familiar with procrastination; whether it’s a particular household chore or those financial tasks we all know we should…