Here’s a guest post from writer, Carol Peterson - author of the book Fun With Finance. If you’d like to write a guest post for The Daily ReTORt, check out the guidelines here: =============== Many of us learned how to handle money by watching our parents. Then our kids learned from us. Unfortunately, that’s sometimes like making a copy of a copy. Each copy becomes more and more distorted. What if we started over, learning proper money management and taught kids from where … [Read more...]
November 29, 2012 By 5 Comments
Helping Kids Understand Money
I typically write about issues that families face on a daily basis. One area that I haven't touched on in a while is kids and money. "Below is a guest post from Joy Mali who writes about financial management tips – specifically, she advocates that college-age students and young adults check credit report and credit scores regularly before applying for student loans." ====================== Every parent wants their child to become financially responsible by the time they become … [Read more...]
November 26, 2012 By 2 Comments
Avoiding Cyber-Monday Scams
I don't know about you, but I'm an unrepentant self-admitted Cyber-Monday shopper. I simply prefer the convenience of shopping online for the holidays compared to the crowds and hassles associated with Black Friday which I try to avoid like the Black Plague. However, online shopping does have its own pitfalls - identity theft, computer hacking and compromised debit cards are just a few. Here's a useful infographic from the folks at Veracode that offers some insight into how consumers … [Read more...]
