by Robyn | Apr 22, 2015 | General
Credit scores are important. Lenders use them to decide whether to give you credit. Landlords, utility companies, and employers all use credit scores to determine your reliability and trustworthiness. The FICO® score, developed by Fair Isaac Corporation in...
by Robyn | Apr 7, 2015 | General
Kids need to know how money works in the world. By the time they are adults, they will need to understand how to earn money, manage money, save money, invest money, and donate money. How do you teach your children about money? These three techniques have been...
by Robyn | Feb 24, 2015 | General
One of my favorite banking tools is “account alerts.” These are e-mail or text messages from your bank and credit card companies with updated account information. Account alerts are an easy and effective way to monitor your accounts for fraudulent activity, to avoid...
by Robyn | Feb 11, 2015 | General
Recently, I have been contacted by people looking for help controlling their spending. While I pay bills for people and help them manage their day-to-day financial details, budgeting, which most people associate with spending control, is not a service I offer. When I...
by Robyn | Jan 27, 2015 | General, Helping Mom & Dad
The envelope arrived in the mail unsealed. When Maggie took it from her mailbox, out tumbled her late husband’s death certificate, a document containing significant Personal Identifiable Information. Maggie had mailed the death certificate to her husband’s life...
by Robyn | Dec 18, 2014 | General
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