TAG: consumer reports
On the road to financial literacy: Stop at the library for valuable no-cost resources
Posted in Explore and Discover on August 28, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Stacey Goddard In my last blog, I talked about my first real job (delivering newspapers with my brother). What I didn’t mention is the very different approaches my brother and I took with our hard-earned wages. He had a budget, including a formula for how much money would go into savings each month, how […]
Tags: adults, budgeting, consumer, consumer reports, credit, credit score, debt, dollars, education, finances, financial literacy, home buying, identity theft, investing, Medicare, organizing, planning, retirement, sense, SNAP, spending, STCU, teens
Plan Well, Age Well: Explore issues related to retirement and aging
Posted in Explore and Discover, News on September 11, 2018 at 6:00 am
You’re never too young or too old to prepare for your future. No matter your age, you can start planning for your retirement years now, and if you’re already retired, this is a great time brush up on your knowledge of downsizing, financial planning, long-term care, care management, Medicare and Medicaid, and Social Security. The […]
Tags: aging, care management, consumer reports, downsize, downsizing, family, family dynamics, financial planning, future, Legal Forms, long term care, Medicaid, Medicare, real estate, retirement, retirement planning, SERT, Spokane Elder Resource Team
Consumer Reports saves the day (and my laundry)
Posted in Explore and Discover on March 21, 2017 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley It was like a scene from a horror movie. I was alone in the house when a loud banging and clanging started from the depths of the basement—as if something were trying to break free. I walked down the stairs to investigate. As I looked into the laundry room, all I could […]
Tags: appliances, buying, buying guide, consumer reports, digital library, DIY, parents, price comparison, research, reviews, technology, teens
