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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. Recent graduates were also hard hit. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses. billion in March.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

When I graduated high school I went straight into the workforce as an accounting assistant, and did business school on nights and weekends. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. What are your financial goals now? Next summer? Who knows!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Many people don’t have the mentors I had in my parents, and they find themselves in financial trouble as adults simply due to a lack of knowledge. That’s not right.