Do you think you have enough life insurance? Are you afraid to ask because you think some pushy salesman might sell you a bad product? This video shows how quick and easy it is to find prices on term life insurance without having to talk to a salesman! … [Read more...]
Opt Out of Credit Card and Insurance mailing offers
February 25, 2011 by 2 Comments
Tired of all the junk mail? Wish you didn't have to spend the first 5 minutes after getting home on tearing your name and address off envelopes and solicitations? Join me as I "fly" through a few web pages and "land" on a website that helps stop firm offers of credit and insurance from cluttering up our mailboxes. Our "journey" is a short 3 1/2 minutes and we don't anticipate any delays as we approach our destination to OptOutPreScreen.com. … [Read more...]
Use Google Calendar to help budget expenses
February 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
Most people use a calendar for upcoming events like birthdays, anniversaries, and dance recitals. In this exercise I show how to use an on-line calendar to enter upcoming expenses, make them recur every week/month/year, and how to set email reminders to yourself in order to create a rockin' Money Plan (budget) that works. UPDATE: Google Calendar has changed a lot since this video was produced, but the concept is still valid. If you find this video useful, please click the "Like" button and … [Read more...]
Absolute Simplest Budget In Excel
February 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
Free Excel budget template and video tutorial screencast In Episode #005 of the MoneyPlanSOS Podcast I described the Absolute Simplest Budget That Works. In this video-tutorial I show you how to create this type of budget in an Excel spreadsheet. This will also work in any other spreadsheet program and works best for those of us with irregular incomes. Download the template: Absolute-Simplest-Budget-In-Excel … [Read more...]
Credit Cards are like Cereal
December 31, 2010 by 2 Comments
How did we end up with so many? We meant to have only one, yet here we are with more than we can handle. How do we get rid of them? This humorous look at our cupboards is a great example of how we end up with more Credit Cards than we said we would ever need and the BEST way to get rid of them! … [Read more...]
Teach Kids the value of a Dollar with Mountain Dew
December 16, 2010 by 2 Comments
It's economics vs marketing: This video illustrates how marketing affects our purchasing decisions. Every kid needs to learn the value of a dollar before reaching adulthood and this video helps them relate to the message by using Mountain Dew bottles. What kid wouldn't want to watch this? … [Read more...]
Vid-torial – Check your Annual Credit Report (Equifax)
December 2, 2010 by 2 Comments
Keeping an eye on your credit report is important but can be scary the first time. In this tutorial I take you step by step through the simple process and you get to watch as I get my credit bureau report in less than 10 minutes. … [Read more...]
