I don’t think I was cut out for making decisions like a farmer does. I mean, whenever I’m faced with having to plant a new Farmville crop, it’s really hard picking the best seeds to sow.
It takes me ages to try and figure out how much each planting is going to cost me and whether [...]
@Scaredy-cat Pat
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on January 25, 2010
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Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on November 18, 2009
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Ah yes… Christmas. The time of trying your best to please everyone and not really succeeding.
I’m always torn between buying the things my friends and family will really like and actually spending what I can afford. But then if I spend less than everyone else, what will they think of me?
My hot tip for this [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on October 5, 2009
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Trent Hamm over at The Simple Dollar just posted an awesome article called Money Bullies.
I’d never thought of it as bullying, but as Trent describes the pressure of trying to keep up with the Jones’s, or saying ‘no’ to marketing messages, or saying ‘yes’ to a boss when you’d rather not - I was nodding [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on September 26, 2009
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A concerned parent asked us to comment on this scenario:
My daughter is in her first job and living at home. It’s not highly paid and we agreed a token amount of housekeeping so she could also save something each month. However she’s spending it all on having a good time and is resentful when I [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on September 17, 2009
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At times I find it really hard to decide what to do with my money. Either there’s not enough cash coming in, too much money going out or I have to work out how to make the funds I have spread across multiple needs - or maybe they’re ‘wants’…?
Anyway, I found this post on Vanessa [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on August 27, 2009
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Economical money tip #34
Helping you get your head around money, these tips are thrifty in size: 50 words or less for financial literacy!
Investing in health
I worry about getting sick. It hurts my bank balance paying for the doctor and prescribed medicine! So I take good care of my health: regular activity, eating nutritious food, sleeping [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on August 22, 2009
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Economical money tip #30
Helping you get your head around money, these tips are thrifty in size: 50 words or less for financial literacy!
The price of pets
Pet food, vaccinations, registration, de-sexing, flea and worm treatments, vet bills - the costs do add up. Pets can be a drain on your time and energy (I don’t want [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on August 19, 2009
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Economical money tip #27
Helping you get your head around money, these tips are thrifty in size: 50 words or less for financial literacy!
Watch holiday spending
I’m always worried about spending too much money when I’m on holiday. Some of my friends try to persuade me to buy stuff I don’t really want, just because we’re visiting [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on August 14, 2009
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Economical money tip #23
Helping you get your head around money, these tips are thrifty in size: 50 words or less for financial literacy!
The cost of convenience
Thirsty? Buy a bottle of water or can of soda. Hungry? Food-on-the-go shops surround us. Instead I carry a refillable drink bottle, a packet of nuts and a muesli bar [...]
Written By: Teen Money Expert Stuart Fleming on August 10, 2009
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Economical money tip #19
Helping you get your head around money, these tips are thrifty in size: 50 words or less for financial literacy!
Avoid paying ongoing interest
Credit cards and personal loans can prove very handy, but I’m very aware of how much interest I pay. Don’t think just forking out the minimum payment will ever eliminate [...]
