The birds and the bees. The truth about Santa. Even the admission that you have no clue what purpose learning algebra serves. These are all sweaty-palmed “talks” that all parents inevitably have with their kids – sobs, eye-rolls and a …
Labor Day is now behind us and the freshmen on campus are finally starting to find their way around. Recently asked to provide some thoughts to freshmen, I started thinking about what I could have done as a first-year student. …
Another school year is around the corner. That means catching the bus, making lunches, after-school drop offs & pick ups—and, of course, back-to-school spending. According to the National Retail Federation, the average family with children up to 12th grade will …
Your little Saver may be ready for college, but what would happen if they arrived only to find no access to cash? A pizza craving could hit at 2 a.m., but you won’t be around to pay the delivery guy. …
Chances are you have different sets of Do’s and Don’ts which have been dictated by the media, your friends, work, and of course your moral compass. Whether it’s fashion (white after Labor Day?), or how you play your golf game …
We’ve all made our fair share of minor money mistakes over the course of our young lives, right? OK, by “minor” we mean Spring Break ‘0? (fill in the year). In sunny Mexico. Financed completely on the credit card. Hopefully, …
It’s hard enough getting through your teen years. To be honest, we’re still trying to figure out how Greg and Marsha Brady ever made it. Then you hit your twenties and all of the rules change. It’s like you’re playing …
If you’re taking your vacation cues from Chevy Chase this year, you’ll be rounding up the fam, piling into the proverbial wood-paneled station wagon (oh yeah) and setting out on a road trip. In a recent piece, Leah Ingram has …
Would your teen (or tween) do a good job imitating how you save? Or, eek, how you spend? We have a few tips that could help make any form of financial imitation, within reason, more flattering. Cut the purse strings. …
The birds and the bees. The truth about Santa. Even the admission that you have no clue what purpose learning algebra serves. These are all sweaty-palmed “talks” that all parents inevitably have with their kids – sobs, eye-rolls and a …
When ING DIRECT launched in 2000, our goal was to help Americans save their money. Eleven years later, we’re still marching forward, motivated by that same goal. But we’ve tasked ourselves with another challenge, too: What if we could raise …
US News & World Report recently ran a great article about an oft-overlooked and critically important parenting task: Teaching money management skills. In it, they cite an ING DIRECT survey that revealed that fewer than 30% of parents label themselves …
There’s a surge in products and tools designed to get kids active in saving. We think this is a very good thing. What would America look like if every child had a savings account, and experienced firsthand the power of …
