Keeping a Check Register
Here’s a sample check register. Try tracking your purchases for a week. Once the week is over, look it over to see if there’s anything you can cut out next week. Let us know what you found out! Track...
View ArticleHow to Write a Check
Here’s a sample check with an explanation of each field. Date — Write in the date of the check in standard month/day/year format, or write it out, “July 15, 2007.” Pay to the order of. — Fill in the...
View ArticleMoney on My Mind Honorable Mention – Kelly Delancy
Have you ever done this: at the end of the day you take all of your receipts and throw them on your desk, or in a drawer never to be looked at again? Well so did Kelly Delancy from SUNY Plattsburgh in...
View ArticleMoney on My Mind $500 3rd Place Winner – Ziomara Morales
Congratulations to our 3rd Place Winner – Ziomara Morales from Cypress College Does this sound like you: the first person in your family to go to college, who didn’t have anyone to help pay for it and...
View ArticleMoney on My Mind Grand Prize, $2000 Winner…
Lisett Roque from Harrisburg Area Community College Congratulations, Lisett! Getting organized is the number one priority when evaluating your finances says our grand prize, $2000 Money on My Mind...
View ArticleDon’t be fooled, Refund Anticipation Loans are a bad deal.
Refund anticipation loans (RALs) are short-term loans secured by your expected income tax refund. While it may seem like an easy solution to get fast money, it comes with a price—excessive fees. You...
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