Financial Tip of the Week - Archived Tips by Topic

Financial Tip of the Week Blog

Credit/Debt Management

Budgeting

Creating an emergency fund (9/21/06)

What is your 'latte factor'? (8/31/06)

Free budgeting tools (2/15/07)

Consumer Fraud

Child identity theft (12/9/05)

Credit freeze legislation (6/23/06)

Credit freeze update (10/4/07)

Credit freeze update 2 (10/11/07)

Identity theft resources (3/22/07)

What if I lose my wallet? (10/21/05)

Consumer Protection

Fair Credit Billing Act (11/14/05)

Fair Credit Reporting Act / FACTA (6/14/07)

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (10/27/05)

Truth-in-Lending Act (11/04/05)

Credit

Cost of a collection account (2/24/06)

Credit inquiries (11/1/07)

Credit myths (10/26/06)

Credit piggybacking (9/6/07)

Credit scoring (4/5/07)

Free credit score (3/29/07)

Improving your credit (10/18/07)

Ordering your FREE credit reports (2/8/07)

Specialty credit reports (1/12/06)

VantageScore - new credit scoring model (3/17/06)

Credit Cards

Beware of some credit reward cards (2/3/06)

Credit card balance transfers (8/30/07)

Credit card selection (11/8/07)

Credit card traps (10/19/06)

Credit cards (risk-based re-pricing) (12/06/07)

Eliminating credit card debt (7/19/07)

Negotiating a lower credit card rate (11/16/06)

Reading your credit card statement (1/11/07)

Debt Management

Debt settlement (11/29/07)

Eliminating debt - psychological vs. financial (11/30/06)

PowerPay (6/16/06)

Road to eliminating debt (8/16/07)

Fees

Debit Card Overdraft Loans (2/1/07)

Other Resources

Consumer Action Handbook (5/10/07)

Educational Resources (11/2/06)

Extended Warranties (12/7/06)

Financial literacy in Missouri/Nation (12/16/05)

Financial resolutions (1/3/08)

Getting the best deals (banks vs. credit unions) (2/22/07)

Government resource - www.mymoney.gov (5/26/06)

Interest-only Financing (8/18/06)

"Know Your Rights" (6/02/06)

Office for Financial Success (5/30/07)

Open courseware (6/21/07)

Opting out of credit card solicitations (9/28/06)

Opting out of unwanted solicitations (4/14/06)

Payday lending (9/20/07)

Payment myopia (7/5/07)

Phone system "cheat sheet" (1/6/06)

Predatory lenders - Payday loans (3/10/06)

Purchasing textbooks (9/13/07)

Putting your financial house in order (6/9/06)

Record Keeping (9/7/06)

Relocation Resources (4/19/07)

Shopping for a home loan - considerations (5/19/06)

Sunk cost effect (6/28/07)

What is your money personality? (3/08/07)

Financial Planning

Are You Heading for the "Bad Place"? (9/05/08)

Maximize the Benefits of Education (8/29/08)

Funding the Costs of College (8/22/08)

You can't purchase financial freedom with a credit card (8/15/08)

Making Economic Education Fun (8/08/08)

Student Loan Update - August 2008 (8/01/08)

Real Friends Loan Money (and other myths) (7/25/08)

You’re Out! Missouri’s Landlord Tenant Laws (7/18/08)

Mid-Year 2008 (7/11/08)

Student Loan Interest Rate Alert (6/25/08)

Checking Accounts - Your History Follows You (6/20/08)

How Many S's in Success? (6/13/08)

Are You Really You? (6/06/08)

Saving vs. Borrowing for Your Cars (5/30/08)

Tips to New Graduates (5/23/08)

Education Expensive? Try Ignorance!! (5/16/08)

Student Loan Repayment Strategies (5/09/08)

2008 Financial Literacy Survey (5/02/08)

Personal Finance Software (4/25/08)

How to get rich in America (4/18/08)

Finding Money Where You Least Expect It... (4/12/08)

Financial Spring Cleaning (4/4/08)

Insurance

Creating a home inventory (2/17/06)

Juvenile life insurance (4/7/06)

Renters insurance (3/3/06)

Selecting an insurance company (5/16/07)

Be a smarter investor (4/12/07)

Compensation for financial advice (7/12/07)

DRIP/DSPP investment programs (4/28/06)

Financial planning resources (10/25/07)

Free financial planning assistance (1/14/08)

Index funds (12/2/05)

Investing with $1/month (11/21/05)

Mutual fund basics (11/14/05)

Rollover IRAs (5/05/06)

Roth IRAs - fees (3/24/06)

Understanding the mutual fund prospectus (9/30/05)

Vesting (9/14/06)

Saving for College

529 plans (10/7/05)

Saving Strategies

High yield savings accounts (8/23/07)

Strategies for meeting short-term needs & goals (4/21/06)

Tax Planning

Free tax assistance (1/10/08)

Pension Protection Act of 2006 (10/12/06)

Splitting your tax refund (1/18/07)

Resources

Finding scholarship dollars (9/27/07)

Student Loans

8% rule (10/5/06)

Alternative loans - selection criteria (5/12/06)

FAFSA (1/4/07)

Federal student loan consolidation (12/13/07)

Federal student loan consolidation update (10/11/07)

Getting 'Financially Fit' (6/30/06)

Graduate PLUS vs. Alternative Loans (8/24/06)

Loan forgiveness (1/20/06)

Loan legislation - 6.8% fixed interest rate (2/3/06)

Loan legislation - summary of changes (2/10/06)

Loan rate change + New Hampshire (6/7/07)

Private loan consolidation (5/3/07)

Single-holder rule repealed (6/16/06)

Student loan rate change announcement (6/2/06)

What if my loan gets sold? (5/24/07)

Taxes

Free student tax assistance (1/25/07)

America Saves Week (3/1/07)

Extension resources (3/15/07)

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