Finance Blog
Author Archive for Teri Cettina
Teri Cettina is a personal finance and parenting writer/blogger. Her byline has appeared in publications such as Reader’s Digest, Real Simple, Parents, Parenting and Better Homes + Gardens. She also manages her own blog: Your Family Money. Prior to becoming a freelancer, she was an employee communications writer & editor for a large regional bank. She and her husband have two daughters. Follow her on Twitter: @TeriCettina.
A tip I often read in “Save 50 percent off your grocery bill!” types of articles is to buy in bulk. The article might suggest buying a 50-pound bag of rice, a whole butchered cow, or a year’s supply of toilet paper. Is this saving…
Written by Teri Cettina on January 2, 2013
6 comments
After the spend-spend-spend frenzy of December, you may be worn out. Shopping might seem like a chore rather than a pleasure. You may be yearning to do something more meaningful than add “stuff” to your home and wardrobe. And your wallet may be raising a…
Kaizen is a Japanese business term that has been popularized in the United States, and it basically means “continuous, small improvements.” I recently read an excellent book on this topic, One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way and immediately realized that Kaizen…
If you’re like most savvy shoppers, you’re buying lots of gifts and other items online for the holidays. While that can be a great way to nab some bargains, be careful that you don’t also nab the attention of identity thieves. Some easy ways to…
Written by Teri Cettina on December 17, 2012
1 comment
You may not even know something is amiss until you apply for a car or mortgage loan and your lender says there’s a problem with your credit history or you look at your monthly credit card statement and see an unusual charge to a merchant…
If you’re like most of us, when you’re planning your holiday budget, you spend a lot of your time thinking about ways to save money on gifts. But if you’re not careful, holiday decorating can also end up costing you a pretty penny. Here are…
RSS Feeds