MoneySmarts4U

Listen in to this week's MoneySmarts4U show when host Barbie O'Connor goes over the 7 things you need to do to prepare your finances for a natural disaster.  Whether for two days or two months, you'll learn about what you need to make it through difficult times at home or away in the event of a hurricane, tornado, terrorist attack or other catastrophe that displaces you and your family. This show will go over the documents you need to have with you, how to make sure you have food and a place to stay if you are displaced, how to stock your pantry to shelter in place to get the nutrition you need, prepping your car and your mind for evacuation, and developing a family plan for emergencies like these. 

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Please join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4u show about how rising interest rates affect you and your money.  Hear about the five things you need to know if the Fed raises rates.  Barbie goes over how the market for bonds works, how common stocks are affected by interest rate moves, and what steps you can take now to be in the best shape financially for a change in the interest rate environment. 

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For today's MoneySmarts4U show your host Barbie O'Connor will go over things to think about and ways to handle the requests for money you'll encounter in your everyday life. What to do when your adult children ask you for money? How to handle requests for loans from an employee? When a friend asks you for money, how do you respond? Telephone solicitations and their risks are discussed along with techniques for developing a charitable giving strategy that works for your budget, your comfort zone and your relationships. 

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Market ups and downs have your stomach in a knot?  Listen in to this week's MoneySmarts4U show where host Barbie O'Connor will go over 5 things you can do to with your money to defend against the effects of market volatility.  Diversification and rebalancing, understanding margin debt and its effect on the market, drawing up your own financial statement, reviewing your own debt positions, learning about leverage in your mutual funds and considering future investments will be covered by this week's show. 

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What is the difference between minimum balance due and balance due in full?  Join host and financial advisor, Barbie O'Connor, for this week's MoneySmarts4U show about the 5 things you need to know about credit cards.  Interest rates, payment terms, application features, compounding, and how to pay off your cards are all part of this week's show.  If you are a college student, your concerns about creating a credit history are included as well.  

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For this week's MoneySmarts4U show, host Barbie O'Connor, goes over the 5 steps to go through with your teen to create a college budget with which both of you can live.  Evaluating expenses, determining what you can afford, the best way to dispense a college allowance, and reviewing opportunity costs are all covered in this show.  

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Is there a roadtrip in your future?  If so, then join host, Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4u show on the 5 steps to prepare your car for that last vacation of the summer or that trip to college. Tires, fluids, emergency kits, weight distribution, and more will be covered in this show. 

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With back to school just around the corner, lots of people are shopping and not just for clothes and school supplies.  Join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4u show about the 5 things you can do to protect yourself financially and personally while making those back-to-school purchases.  Identity theft, making an expense plan, and effectively shopping the sales will be part of today's broadcast.  

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Join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4U show about getting organized for applying to college this fall. Her guest, Janine Warmowski, will be explaining her College Application Check List Worksheet and her College Financial Aid and Scholarship Check List Worksheets on this show.  Copies of both of these are available at www.moneysmarts4u.com, under the tab labeled, The Book, under Free Worksheets.  Requirements for both the application process and submission for financial aid and scholarships will be discussed.  Join us for this fun and informative interview.  

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Sending your student off to college for the first time?  Join host Barbie O'Connor for this week's MoneySmarts4u show about the 5 things your Freshman college student needs to know before going off to school.  Attending orientation, Electronics issues, Outfitting the Dorm room, Transportation, and Practicing wellness are all topics to be covered in today's show.  

For more MoneySmarts4u, buy the book on Amazon.  Subscribe to the show.  Like us on Facebook.  Listen in on Itunes.  Email any questions to [email protected].  Check out the website at www.moneysmarts4u.com.