Have you thought about what sorts of financial documents you should have in your emergency kit? I admit, I know there should be some financial documents there, but I really hadn’t put too much thought into what that all entailed. My plan was basically to grab everything in my firebox – birth certificates, passports, copies …
September is National Preparedness Month, and with all of the hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires that have hit North America over the past few weeks, I think we can all see the benefits to being prepared for an emergency. There are a lot of things that you can do to be prepared for an emergency. One …
So you’re ready to buy your first car; congratulations. You’ve probably worked hard, saved money for a downpayment and have been daydreaming about the kind of car you will ultimately buy for sometime. Exciting stuff. There are several things that you should know about car ownership and the expenses associated with it before you dive …
You hear about emergency savings all the time. You should put away money for emergencies. And since people so often say that you should try to save three to six months worth of expenses, it naturally follows that emergency savings must be to pay for what you need in case you lose your job, right? …
This past week, many of us in the United States had our eyes on the southeastern part of the country as Hurricane Matthew set its sights on the Caribbean and the US coast. A number of my friends were in mandatory evacuation areas, and one shared on Facebook that they were loading up all of …