Budgeting

pspanCongratulations if you happen to be one of the fortunate taxpayers to receive a tax refund this year! The typical refund averages around $3,000, an amount that isn’t exactly chump change, and you’re probably wondering what you should do with all that money.

pOver the last several years there has been increased popularity and attention given to “leasing” as a financing alternative over the outright purchase alternative when acquiring an automobile./ppThere’s no question that leasing offers some significant benefits over an outright purchase, otherwise it wouldn’t be so popular.

div class=panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-bodydiv class=field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hiddenpIt’s that time of year; students are headed back to school and we are once again reminded that another year of the educational timeline has begun./ppFor parents,  it only gets more expensive as the years tick by and a

pThe end of summer is in sight and for the younger members of the population, that means coming to grip with the end of worry free summer days. As the school buses take to the streets, the back to school sales heat up and the weather begins to cool down, you might want to take this opportunity to evaluate where your finances stand.

pstrongYour guide to goods and services expected to increase in price in 2015./strong/ppAbraham Lincoln once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” Budgeting and being organized with your money is the foundation for creating more money./ppThis year, 2015 brings with it rising costs that could negatively impact your budget if yo