Kasey Steinbrinck

Can America Saves Week Save America?

by Kasey Steinbrinck February 20, 2012

Today is Presidents Day. It’s an excuse for car dealerships, furniture stores and many other businesses to lure you in with sales. Ironically, this is also the beginning of America Saves Week, a national campaign supported by the Consumer Federation of America that has been encouraging families to start stashing some cash instead of overspending [...]

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Big Banks Get Big Thumbs Down in Harris Poll

by Kasey Steinbrinck February 13, 2012

Another sign that consumers are fed up with big banks comes in the form of a new consumer poll from Harris Interactive. Consumer sentiments about big corporations in general have become more negative. A mere 9% of 17,000 people questioned for the Harris Poll Reputation Quotient said they felt the reputation of corporate America improved [...]

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Should Government Be Involved With Getting More Things ‘Made in America?’

by Kasey Steinbrinck February 6, 2012

Is government involvement necessary to help the U.S. economy rebound? Or is it something that will only impede the progress of free enterprise in America? That’s one of the most divisive issues in the country right now, and you’ll hear a lot of talk about such things as we get closer and closer to the [...]

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Is a Robot Reading Your Résumé?

by Kasey Steinbrinck February 1, 2012

It has become a common experience for the modern job seeker. You find the perfect opportunity at a big company. That’s great because you’ll probably get good health benefits, the opportunity to advance your career, maybe even 401K contribution matching! Then you run into the company’s online application process. You do your best to fill [...]

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Convenience Checks – The ‘Inconvenient Truth’

by Kasey Steinbrinck January 27, 2012

No, credit cards and the junk mail with so-called convenience checks inside are not melting the polar ice caps. So those of you who stuck your credit cards in the freezer to avoid irresponsible spending can relax. However, convenience checks are a major threat to your personal finances for more than one reason, and they [...]

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An Idea for Changing Unemployment Benefits

by Kasey Steinbrinck January 24, 2012

Does collecting unemployment checks keep unemployed Americans from looking for full-time work? Millions of Americans are waiting to see what Congress will soon decide as a temporary extension of the emergency federal unemployment benefits will expire at the end of February. Currently, unemployed Americans in 21 states are eligible for assistance as long as 99 [...]

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5 Household Items You Can Use in Unusual Ways

by Kasey Steinbrinck January 20, 2012

Want to stretch your budget and maybe even kill a whole bunch of birds with just a few stones? It is possible to get some work done around the house without purchasing every newfangled product being pushed on you in stores and TV commercials. Inside your kitchen cupboards and medicine cabinet are little secrets that [...]

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Suze Orman vs The Personal Finance Blogosphere

by Kasey Steinbrinck January 16, 2012

When you think of the most famous personal finance gurus, two personalities will likely come to mind – Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman. Davey Ramsey is known for promoting the so-called Debt Snowball method and recently gained the attention and support of many personal finance bloggers when he launched Financial Peace University. Suze Orman, on [...]

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Read These Before Buying Anything Online!

by Kasey Steinbrinck January 16, 2012

The popularity of online shopping has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. We used to say that in the future we’d never have to leave our homes to buy just about anything. The current reality is that you can shop online anywhere you go – thanks to wireless internet, smartphones and tablet computers. [...]

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Renting? Why You Could be Getting Ripped Off!

by Kasey Steinbrinck January 13, 2012

The housing market may be a bust. But the rental business is booming. Demand for a place to rent is high, but apartments are somewhat scarce. The law of supply and demand tells us that means prices are going to rise. The cost of renting an apartment went up 8.6% for New Yorkers in 2011. [...]

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