Saving for Change

Monthly Financial Column

Each month, CAAB's saver newsletter features an article on strategies or products that can help you plan for and achieve your savings goals.

 

• August 2009, "The New Credit Law & You"
• February 2009, "The Value of Direct Deposit"
• January 21 , 2009 - February 3, 2009, "Instilling the Values of Savings and Wise Money Management in Our Children"
• December 24, 2008 - January 6, 2009, "How to Claim and Keep the Tax Refund You’ve Earned"
• October 1 - 14, 2008, "File for the Economic Stimulus Payment before October 15 Deadline!"
• September 3 - 16, 2008, "Financial Planners Help Put Your Goals Within Reach"
• August 6 - 19, 2008, "Supporting Your Candidate without Emptying Your Wallet"
• July 9 - 22, 2008, "Marrying Your Money"
• June 11 - June 24, 2008, "Saving Money Never Sounded So Good"
• May 14- 27, 2008, "DC Offers Tax-Free College Savings Plan"
• April 16- 29, 2008, "Stimulating talk: ESP and Financial Literacy Month"
• March 19 - April 1, 2008, "Putting the 'Person' Back in Personal Financial Literacy"
• February 20 - March 4, 2008, "The Real Cost to Be Your Own Boss"
• January 23 - February 5, 2008, "Not So Courteous Protection: The High Cost of Overdraft Fees"
• December 26, 2007 - January 8, 2008, "Making Tax Time Pay: How to Claim and Keep the Money You’ve Earned"
• November 28 - December 11, 2007, "The Dollars and Sense of Holiday Budgeting"
• November 14 - November 27, 2007, "Putting Payday Loans Behind You"
• October 1 - October 15, 2007, "Getting Help With Your Investments "
• September 1 - September 15, 2007, "Consolidating Your Student Loans "
• August 1 - August 15, 2007, "Protecting Yourself from Foreclosure"
• July 1 - July 15, 2007, "A Teen's Advice to Her Peers: Start Saving"
• June 1 - June 14, 2007, "Managing the High Cost of College"
• May 1 - May 14, 2007, "Saving for a Rainy Day"
• April 1 - April 14, 2007, "April is Financial Literacy Month – Take Action!"
• March 1 - March 14, 2007, "Getting Ahead of Holiday Debt"
• Feb. 1 - Feb. 14, 2007, "What NOT to Do With Your Refund"
• Dec. 15, 2006 - Jan. 14, 2007, "Holiday Without the Blues"
• Nov. 15 - Dec. 14, 2006, "Getting More for Less Online"
• Oct. 15 - Nov. 14, 2006, "The Good and the Bad of E-Commerce"
• Sept. 15 - Oct. 14, 2006, "Buying a Car Without Losing Your Shirt"
• August 15 - Sept. 14, 2006, "Get Out of Town On The Cheap"
• July 15 - August 14, 2006, "Decoding Credit Unions "
• June 15 - July 14, 2006, "Shining a Light on Credit Scores"
• May 15 - June 14, 2006, "It Pays to Read the Fine Print"
• April 15 - May 14, 2006, "Taxes Down to the Wire"

From 2006-2008, Saving for Change appeared in Street Sense—a monthly paper about poverty, homelessness, and other social issues that provides an income to the homeless men and women who sell it.