PREPPING FOR PURCHASING Although many people dream of homeownership few people are truly prepared for it.  Now, that’s not to say that they couldn’t get approved but I’m saying they haven’t prepared for the process.  It’s like trying to make a cake without mixing the ingredients.  At some point we have to learn the process […]

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(WOIO) – The unemployment rate in Ohio continued to climb for the third straight month.  It rose to 9.1 percent in August, up from 9 percent in July.  When will things get better?  The news does not look good for nearly 600 postal employees in Akron and Canton.  They are now among the thousands who […]

Sports

On the second episode of the T.O. Show last night, NFL star Terrell Owens got a little emotional over his financial problems, the slow progress of rehabbing his knee and the uncertainty of unemployment. “This has been going on for the last… three to four months,” said Owens. “Every time I call about my accounts […]

Facebook will now reward users who watch certain ads on the site with Facebook Credits, which can be redeemed to purchase goods on Facebook Deals, the company’s new Groupon-like daily deals service. The incentive, however, is not huge. Initially at least, the average ad will yield one credit, which is the equivalent of 10 cents. […]

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At Shaw High School in East Cleveland, there is a big push to teach students there about financial literacy. The program, called Smart Money Matters Literacy program is part of a course in personal finance which has grown out of the new Ohio education standards. Shaw High School is the first to start this new […]