by Dan P on December 19, 2011

Unfortunately, most schools do not teach children about the importance of money and how to budget properly (What’s up with that!?). Because of this many kids learn how to budget from their parents. So it’s time to flex that financial muscle of yours and teach Jr how awesome you are when it comes to finances. [...]
by Dan P on December 14, 2011

Haven’t got your shopping done for the holidays? Well, you’re not the only one… (Cough, Cough, points at self). Yes, yours truly hasn’t finished his holiday shopping either. Soon I’m going to be one of the many mobbing the malls trying to finish off those gifts we forgot to cross off the list. As much [...]
by Dan P on December 2, 2011

So you made your list and checked it twice (Hooray for holiday puns!) to make sure you got gifts for everyone on your list. Now it’s time to decorate. Crank up the holiday music and get to work. One problem before you get crackin’ though. Holiday decorations are expensive, especially the ones [...]
by Dan P on November 30, 2011

Turkey day has come and gone and now it’s time for the busiest holiday of the year to begin. You know what that means… spending, spending, and you guessed it… more spending. With all of the presents to buy, food to prepare and gas to fill your tank (To drive all the way to Uncle [...]
by Dan P on November 21, 2011

It seems like everyone nowadays has a smart phone that can take pictures, surf the web, download apps or play their favorite music. Well if you have a smart phone then you most likely have a data plan for it. Have you ever exceeded the amount of data you were limited to and got charged [...]
by Dan P on November 9, 2011

Have you walked into a retail store recently? Well if you have, I’m sure you’ve seen the Christmas decorations and ads for upcoming holiday sales. Yeah… can you believe it’s almost that time of the year? Soon they’ll start pumping holiday music over the loudspeakers while you’re scouring the Earth or the latest video game [...]
by Dan P on October 26, 2011

It’s almost that time again, time to for you to dress up like your favorite super hero and fly around to different houses getting candy. Well, by fly I mean walk and by you I mean your child. As you’re out trick-or-treating with the little ones or if your child is going out on their [...]
by Dan P on September 15, 2011

Facebook is the biggest platform of social media today. According to mashable.com, almost 50% of Americans are active users on Facebook. No doubt it has become a huge phenomena. But because so many people are using it, it has become an easy way for organizations to peer into your personal life and use it against [...]
by Dan P on August 30, 2011

Food is expensive there is no doubt about it (Well, besides ramen noodles, but who wants to eat that everyday). This is especially challenging for college students who typically have a tight budget. Even if you have a meal plan, sometimes you can get hungry after the dining commons close. So what are your options? [...]
by Dan P on August 8, 2011

It’s now August and it’s getting close to school time. At this point, all of the college students (And some of their parents who can’t wait till they leave) are counting down the days till they go back to school. So you have the essentials ready to go, you got new sneaks, your hip new [...]