Joseph Hogue's Blog, page 135
August 20, 2016
Learning a Tough Lesson in Personal Finance
One person shares how a tough lesson in personal finance has taught him to look before he leaps We love hearing about personal finance success stories but the hard lessons learned through bad experiences can be just as good at teaching us how to handle money. The best of these are when we can recover […]
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August 19, 2016
Teaching Kids Basic Personal Finance Concepts
Involve your kids in learning basic personal finance concepts and teach them saving through budgets Since schools no longer teach basic personal finance concepts, a lot of parents feel it is their job alone to teach money matters. Don’t forget to let your kids learn with you by involving them when you learn about your […]
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Invest in Your Child’s Future by Teaching Saving
Teaching children to save and how to create a budget is one of the most important financial lessons Children hear about the importance of saving continuously but fewer are the lessons on how to create a budget that helps them save money. Teaching your kids budgeting and saving from an early age will help them […]
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August 18, 2016
Looking at the Big Picture in Personal Finance
Prioritizing your financial life can be just as important has having big dreams We talk a lot about discovering our financial goals but not as much about looking at the bigger picture and prioritizing our financial lives. Teaching your kids about what comes first with finances can be just as important as how to get […]
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Life Lessons in Personal Finance from a Single Mom
Basic financial lessons like budgeting and paying bills can be the start of good financial health for a lifetime One of the recurring themes throughout these scholarship essays has been that simple financial lessons like budgeting and paying bills on time can stay with a person for a lifetime. It’s easy to overlook these basic […]
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August 17, 2016
Teaching Kids Money Matters and Personal Finance
Schools don’t teach personal finance so it’s all up to parents to teach their kids about money matters Even the most basic personal finance matters have all but been removed from school curriculum. Schools don’t know how to test personal finance so they don’t teach it. It makes teaching money matters so important in the […]
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August 16, 2016
How to Date When You’re Broke
Being broke doesn’t have to mean being single. Check out these broke dating ideas to find love without losing your financial well-being Reading through some of the scholarship essays we’ve been posting reminds me of what it was like to be young and broke. Ah, all those ramen noodles. I’ve always been kind of thrifty […]
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Teaching Kids How to Manage a Paycheck
Use a regular allowance to help teach your kids the value of a paycheck and how to handle their money Too many people see their paycheck come and go before the money even hits their bank account. One of the best lessons you can teach your kids is how to manage a paycheck so it […]
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August 15, 2016
Turn Budgeting from Necessity into Smarter Spending Habits
Keep a budget long enough and you’ll build the spending habits that will make saving come naturally Budgeting is tough for a lot of people. They keep to their budget for all of a month or two and give up before they’ve developed the spending habits that make saving easier. Sometimes budgeting comes out of […]
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August 11, 2016
3 Simple Steps to Timing the Stock Market
Following Graham’s three rules to an expensive stock market can help you avoid high investment fees and bad stock market timing Is there anything more frustrating than trying to tell if the stock market is expensive or cheap? Turn on CNBC or click to any investing website and you’ll hear a hundred different opinions every […]
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