Nobody wants to think it could happen to them, but natural disasters and weather events happen across the world every year. No matter where you live, there is a chance that your area or your home could be involved in some type of natural disaster that impacts your life. Planning ahead for these type...

How does credit counseling work? If you struggle with debt, you may have asked this question. There’s a lot of confusing information out there about how to handle your debt and what options are available to help you break free. Credit counseling is one of many options available, but how do you kno...

A fill up at the pump is costing more today than it did a year ago. Gas prices, the numbers show, are on the rise. If you’re looking to save money at the pump, you are not alone! In late August, the national average for a gallon of gas was $2.83, according to AAA, which tracks the figure. That...

A 2016 study from Payoff surveyed over 2,000 people and discovered that almost a quarter of respondents had PTSD-like symptoms due to their financial stress. For millennials, that number was as high as 36%.  Many had nightmares of becoming homeless. With any kind of severe stress, responses like fe...

Do you have financial fears? I recently read that it’s common for people to name some form of a financial fear as the thing that scared them most. There are many financial situations that make one’s heart beat faster and bring on mild feelings of panic. The “what-if” scenarios are th...