Steve Rosen
The Reading Eagle
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Kids and Money: Holding the money talk needs to happen early in a relationship [Column]
When is it fair game to ask about a significant other’s credit score, student loans, and salary? The answer: Not until the couple has moved in together, according to respondents in a recent CreditCards.com “Financial Infidelity” survey. → Read More
Free tuition may be game-changer
"Free" is one of the most beautiful words in the English language, especially when coupled in the same breath with college tuition. → Read More
Teen employment outlook improves
Carson Graves is not letting a pandemic and all the uncertainty that goes with it interfere with launching his yard cleanup service this spring. → Read More
GameStop drama provides lessons
Quick show of hands: Have your kids heard of GameStop? What about hedge funds? And are they asking if Robinhood has anything to do with Nottingham? → Read More
Coverdell college savings accounts
When it comes to the best way to save money for college, it's 529 this, 529 that. Usually, the conversation pretty much ends there. → Read More
Kids and Money: Financial gifts that last a lifetime
Financially beneficial gifts are perhaps more prudent now than ever. The prolonged pandemic has caused many families to reassess their finances, pare their spending, and think less about material things. → Read More
Kids & Money: Watch for distance learning fees that add to college costs
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many schools to institute the fee to recoup costs associated with online education. → Read More
Kids and Money: Student loan watchdog bracing for change
The transition of power from President Donald Trump to President-Elect Joe Biden could mean changes for the student loan system. → Read More
Kids & Money: Teach your kids to find their voice as consumers this holiday season
The upcoming holiday season presents lots of opportunities to teach your kids to become assertive consumers. → Read More
Kids and Money: Colleges shift pandemic-era standardized test policies
What’s in: GPA-based scholarships. What’s out: The SAT and ACT. → Read More
Start with a secured credit card
Quiz time:How many of you have heard of a secured credit card? Bonus points if you can identify the most unique feature of a secured card. → Read More
Kids and Money: Avoiding common FAFSA filing mistakes
Let’s start with the biggest mistake most people make on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA) — failing to fill out the form. → Read More
Kids and Money: SECURE Act could help with college saving
Congress left families dealing with college savings issues a nice parting gift in the waning days of 2019. → Read More
Kids & Money: SECURE Act could help with college saving
Congress left families dealing with college savings issues a nice parting gift in the waning days of 2019. → Read More
The valuable lessons learned from collecting baseball cards
I sold part of my childhood at the end of the year — my baseball card collection. → Read More
Get a holiday financial checkup
If you have a college student coming home for the holidays and are worried about how the first-semester budget is holding up, this is an opportunity for a financial checkup. → Read More
More companies helping students with loan debt
A growing number of recent college graduates have a new ally as they start repaying their student loans -- their employer. → Read More
Should trading cards be considered a form of gambling?
Are baseball, Pokemon and other types of trading cards a way for kids to enjoy good wholesome fun, or are they a form of illegal gambling supporting a → Read More
Talking to kids about tipping
Your 8-year-old discovers some money left on the table as you're seated at the restaurant. He wants to know why it was there and if he can have it. → Read More
If you have a kid going to college, don't overlook FAFSA
If your plan for paying for college revolves around presidential campaign promises of free tuition, you'd better have a Plan B. → Read More