Should you use a travel agent or book it yourself?

Should you use a travel agent or book it yourself?

With the right yearly budget, vacations can be the most rewarding consequence of mastering your personal finances. No stressing about costs or missed time at work. Just beachside relaxation. But putting together that trip is an entirely different process… Some people have a blast finding the best deals on airfare, hotels and activities; others would…

How to save on car insurance with safe driving

How to save on car insurance with safe driving

We’ve all seen the gimimicky car insurance commercials. Whether it’s Allstate’s reckless mayhem driver or Geico’s hump day camel, it’s easy to dismiss these as simple attention grabbing marketing ploys. Surprisingly though, there’s actually a few nuggets of financial wisdom in some of these ads. Chief among them: “save drivers save”. You may have even…