The Super Bowl is now over and the winners take all when it comes to opportunity and money. Big money. Along with that windfall is the responsibility to manage those dollars so they eventually, take care of you when you are no longer in the prime earning years of your career.
After reading an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal this weekend from a parent at A.N. Pritzker Elementary in Chicago lamenting about the school library closing, I was compelled to respond. After 8 years of working with hundreds of Chicago Public School teacher-librarians to bring financial education to students at schools that would otherwise have missed out on these essential life-lessons, I know personally how vital a role these educators play within the schools. So I wrote a piece which posted today on RightAboutMoney.com as my tribute to those hundreds of educators who have chosen to make a positive impact on elementary students in Chicago. We could not do this without them!
Holidays can be a challenge when living on a college or newly-minted college graduate budget. I asked my co-author of “O.M.G. Official Money Guide for College Students“, Allison Beacham (also my very own Millennial), to share her top tips on how to navigate through the holidays in a budget-friendly way. Here are Allison’s top 10 tips:
