Money Smart Week 2014

  • Frugal Friday Fun

    Most of us don’t mind having fun that costs a little less….as long as it is just as fun as the costlier kind! Here are a few frugal AND fun ideas to get you ready for the weekend. First, take advantage of the library’s museum passes program. With your SPL card, you can reserve and print… Continue reading

  • Hey, Big Spender

    One of the toughest things we face when dealing with money is spending a LOT of it all at once. It feels like the minute you buy something really big it will go on sale or you’ll see something better. Face your fears by following these steps: Continue reading

  • Raising a Money Smart Kid

    Does trying to raise a money smart kid mean that you want to come home to a little Gordon Gecko calculating the P/E ratio for their next stock purchase? Probably not. Although my preschooler would look great in a power suit, I think I would rather focus on giving her the tools she needs to… Continue reading

  • Romantic Wednesdays: Love and Money

    ~posted by Marlene H. As the saying goes, “the love of money is root of all evil.” But to paraphrase another saying, “everybody needs roots.” Or, to put it the way that a lot of mothers do, “it’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich person as a poor one.” We always… Continue reading

  • Savvy shopper secrets

    My dad taught me early, a penny saved is more than a penny earned because you don’t have to pay taxes on it. I didn’t really understand taxes then, but the rest of it made perfect sense to me. We had very little money and talked often about how to get more for less. A… Continue reading

  • To shred or not to shred?

    That is the question! Why do we ask?  Because it’s Money Smart Week! The library is hosting a variety of programs, from fun to educational to inspirational.  One of the things we are most excited about is that, for the first time, this includes shred days. You can come to the library, with up to five (copy… Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: Funny Money

             ~posted by Frank B. When you think of movies about money, you’re likely to think of two images – Gordon Gekko in Wall Street and Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street. Both films depict the ruthlessness of greed (or glorify it, depending on your point of view). While money (and related issues, like class and the… Continue reading

  • Your relationship with credit, and how you can improve it

    Audrey Hue is our guest blogger today. She teaches personal finance and other financial topics at Bellevue College, and has a passion for making sure people make their financial choices with information backing them up. She will be teaching four sessions for Seattle Public Library patrons, during Money Smart Week, April 5-12. Check the event… Continue reading