Posts by Financial Design Studio, Inc.
3 Surprising Facts About Your Credit Card Interest Rates In 2019!
3 Surprising Facts About Your Credit Card Interest Rates In 2019! There’s been a lot of talk about lower interest rates in recent weeks with the Federal Reserve cutting rates two times since July. We’ve talked about how mortgage rates have followed suit and are now the lowest they’ve been since 2016. But you might be…
Read MoreEmployee Benefits: Disability Insurance [Video]
Let’s walk through what disability insurance is, why it is important, and the difference of the tax implications of what you choose.
Read MoreWeak Manufacturing Report Leads To Rough Week For Stock Market
Stocks had a difficult week as investors digested a weaker-than-expected survey on the health of U.S. manufacturing. The weak manufacturing report added to fears that the U.S. and global economy could be headed for a recession. Let’s take a closer look at what the report said. On Tuesday, the Institute for Supply Management released their…
Read MoreFAFSA FAQ #3: Get Started [Video]
Today we’re going to finish our three part series, talking about FAFSA FAQ. And more of the details, as we lead up to the October 1st date, where you can actually start filing for FAFSA. Michelle: Rob, in this FAFSA FAQ, walk us through what does a family need to do, to actually get started…
Read MoreTrend Alert: Is Eating Out Taking A Bigger Bite Out Of Your Budget?
One of the biggest expenses for any family is the cost of food. If you like to cook, that cost is borne out in your monthly grocery bill. But if you’re pressed for time and don’t like to cook every day, you’ll see that in how much you’re spending at restaurants when you are eating…
Read More[Video] FAFSA FAQ #2: Contributions
Welcome back to our second FAFSA FAQ video, in a three part series. And we’re really going to jump into more of the details here with Rob. Michelle: So for the previous FAFSA FAQ discussion, we talked about who it was for and what it was. As a recap, it is student aid, and these…
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