Financial Tips & Tools
A Collection of the Best Money Posts
The Young & Free Spokespeople from regions throughout North America have produced an incredible amount of content. To make it easy to find the best money-related written and video blog posts, we've assembled this handy list of links.
Auto
Video: Leasing vs. buying
by Janelle in Michigan
9 ways to save money at the pump
by Larissa in Alberta
Purchasing your first car
by Keith in Ontario
Saving at the pump
by Rob in St. Louis
Banking
Video: The difference between banks and credit unions – part one
by Larissa in Alberta
Video: The difference between banks and credit unions – part two
by Larissa in Alberta
Video: The difference between banks and credit unions – part three
by Larissa in Alberta
Video: the difference between banks, credit unions and piggy banks
by Josh in South Carolina
Video: Josh leaves his bank!
by Josh in South Carolina
Video: Josh learns about secured share loans!
by Josh in South Carolina
Budgeting
I have some budget tips for you!
by Josh in South Carolina
Video: shoebox budgeting
by Larissa in Alberta
Budgeting for a staycation
by Myles in Alberta
X Spot: Bigger budget than Transformers 2
by Myles in Alberta
How do you budget?
by Chris in Alabama
How do you budget? Freshman budget
by Chris in Alabama
How do you budget? Sophomore budget
by Chris in Alabama
How do you budget? Junior budget
by Chris in Alabama
How do you budget? Senior budget
by Chris in Alabama
Try it Tuesday: Budget with cash
by Darryl in South Carolina
Budgeting basics part II: Tools to get you started
by Matt in Indiana
College & University
Save money on back-to-school shopping
by Larissa in Alberta
Getting last-minute student loans
by Jenn in St. Louis
Financial aid, even after starting school
by Matt in Indiana
Buy your books
by Chris in Alabama
Video: More college financial tips
by Seth in Maine
Three ways to save on textbooks
by Matt in Indiana
Credit
Expert questions: Credit concerns
by Josh in South Carolina
What's a credit card?
by Michelle in New Mexico
Back-to-school credit card advice
by Dex in Alberta
Video: Josh learns about credit!
by Josh in South Carolina
Credit according to Pauly Shore
by Chris in Alabama
Credit cards: Good or evil?
by Rob in St. Louis
How to properly dispose of your credit cards
by Myles in Alberta
Debt
Dissolving your debt: Your credit score
by Lee in Alabama
Deep in debt, debt snowball
by Chris in Alabama
Deep in debt, debt avalanche
by Chris in Alabama
Deep in debt, debt tsunami
by Chris in Alabama
Deep in debt, debt sleet
by Chris in Alabama
Tips for settling your debt
by Darryl in South Carolina
Dining
Health & food week: Good eats
by Michelle in New Mexico
Cheap & cheerful summertime snacks!
by Kaylie in Ontario
Receipts equal free food?
by Josh in South Carolina
Video: Save $$ at the grocery store
by Janelle in Michigan
Video: College week: Tailgating on the cheap
by Rob in St. Louis
Life for cheap: Eating
by Chris in Alabama
Tasty Thursday: Dorm food
by Seth in Maine
Video: It's BBQ time!
by Kelsey in Alberta
Sneaky ways to eat out and save
by Matt in Indiana
Video: Kooking with Kelsey
by Kelsey in Alberta
Entertainment
The best TV shows for free
by Josh in South Carolina
Save money at the movies
by Larissa in Alberta
Life for cheap: Dating
by Chris in Alabama
Renting movies: Part 1
by Chris in Alabama
Renting movies: Part 2
by Chris in Alabama
Cut down your cable bill
by Rob in St. Louis
Music week: Best free music sites
by Lee in Alabama
Financial Planning
What is a CD
by Rob in St. Louis
Short-term vs. long-term financial goals
by Keith in Ontario
The importance of saving early
by Keith in Ontario
Tax week: Top 10 tax-time tips
by Rob in St. Louis
Tax week: Scams
by Rob in St. Louis
Tax week: Refund anticipation loans
by Rob in St. Louis
Start an emergency fund
by Rob in St. Louis
Housing
Apartment tips from me!
by Kaylie in Ontario
Mortgage and home-buying 101
by Jenn in St. Louis
First-time homebuyers tax credit
by Josh in South Carolina
Video: Mortgage talk
by Dex in Alberta
Video: New apartments
by Josh in South Carolina
Money jargon, equity
by Chris in Alabama
Insurance
Let's talk insurance
by Alex in Tennessee
Insurance 101
by Rob in St. Louis
Miscellaneous
The cost of a dog or cat
by Josh in South Carolina
Organization
Declutter your wallet with the Internet
by Larissa in Alberta
Saving
Try it Tuesday: Computer cheapskate
by Darryl in South Carolina
Save money with snail mail
by Larissa in Alberta
Video: DIY cleaning supplies
by Michelle in New Mexico
How USA Today says you can avoid raising bank fees
by Lee Taylor
Curb impulse spending using the $50 rule
by Larissa in Alberta
Mind on my money, money on my mind: beat my price
by Myles in Alberta
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Saving money on your cell phone bill
by Seth in Maine
Savings tip: Keep the change
by Larissa in Alberta
A 5-minute saving tip
by Larissa in Alberta
X Spot: Things you might be overspending on
by Myles in Alberta
Why are you paying for these things?
by Myles in Alberta
Saving Christmas green
by Myles in Alberta
Shopping
Life for cheap: Clothing
by Chris in Alabama
Wedding gift ideas on the cheap
by Alex in Tennessee
Grocery store ripoffs
by Kelsey in Alberta
The art of looking good for cheap
by Lee in Alabama
Try it Tuesday: clip coupons
by Darryl in South Carolina
Video: Fashion on the cheap! (stylin' at Goodwill)
by Alex in Tennessee
Travel
Video: International travel tips
by Janelle in Michigan
Save on travel by shipping your luggage
by Larissa in Alberta
Video: Road trip tips
by Seth in Maine
Saving money in Las Vegas
by Josh in South Carolina
Thrifty Thursday: Plane tickets
by Josh in South Carolina
My Big 4 Essentials to Traveling on the cheap!
by Alex in Tennessee
Video: How to access credit union branches from anywhere
by Matt in Indiana


