Photo Source: Flickr I saved up money for a few months and booked a flight to Florida where I would visit friends and my grandma.  I took a day off from work on Friday 2/26 so I could take the earliest flight in the morning and spend the entire long weekend down in Florida.  I [...]

A few weeks ago my wallet of 10 years was stolen.  I remember the day I bought it with my mom at Marshall’s it was my first grown up wallet and it had a lot of sentimental value to me. Here are steps you should take right away when your wallet is stolen/lost. Cancel all [...]

I was surprised when I walked in to McDonald’s the other day and saw a group of men sitting at tables with their computers going. I thought, maybe at Panera or Starbucks, but McDonalds has now jumped on the Wi-Fi bandwagon. Wi-Fi is the official term for a wireless internet connection. That means you and [...]

By Virginia O’Connor Uncertainty about the current and future economy has pushed many Americans to start saving more and paying off more of their debt. Recent studies in 2008 and 2009 have indicated that as Americans are feeling less secure about their financial stability, they have begun to change their spending behavior. As confidence falls, [...]