Personal Financial Education, and Credit, Debt, and Money Management Articles to Help You Achieve Financial Freedom
Our primary focus is on financial education. For over 35 years, Springboard has served the community by providing free educational seminars and workshops.
Now, in order to serve a broader audience, we’re scouring our archives and putting our best credit debt and money management articles online.
Check back regularly as we continue to present the lessons of a third of a century of providing the best non-profit credit and debt education and personal finance literacy available.
Credit Debt Education and Literacy Articles
- Facing a Crisis: Your First Step
- 7 Steps to Goal Success
- 4 Strategies for Evaluating Your Goals
- 5 Tips for Your Kids' Allowance
- Dangers of Using Credit Cards
- Teaching Your Kids About Money: 6 Guiding Principles
- Understanding Your Public Record Information
- 5 Credit Score Tips
- Winning At The Credit Card Game
- Divorce and Debt: 6 Tips for Avoiding Financial Ruin
Money Management Articles
- Say "I Do" To Financial Freedom
- Essential Budget Categories
- 6 Steps to Avoid Overspending
- 10 Basic Rules of Money Management
- 20 Guidelines to Govern Your Buying Habits
- Developing a Winning Financial Attitude
- Spotting Financial Danger Signs
- Optimizing Your Income
- Increase Your Personal Cash Flow With These Simple Tips
- The Mathematics of Effectively Managing Your Money
- Take Advantage of your Computer's Money Management Capabilities
- Money Management Tips for Newlyweds
- Controlling the Cost of Fitness
- Final Expenses - It's Best To Plan Ahead
- Springboard's Thanksgiving Recipe
- 21 Holiday Spending Tips
- New Year's Resolutions For Financial Fitness
- Keep Your Halloween Costumes Within Your Budget
- Controlling Impulse Buying
- 15 Money Tips For Couples
- Saving Money With Credit Unions
- Looking for Hidden Treasure? Try Your Attic
- Why Pay Cash If You Can Barter?
- Dining Out On a Tight Budget
- 29 Food Buying Tips
- BBQ on a Budget
- A Dollar Saved Here and There Adds Up To Big Money
- Don't Switch Without Good Reason
- Relationships and Money: Recipe for Disaster?
- Ten Tips to Help Handle Holiday Shopping
Student Debt Articles
- Avoid Borrowing Too Much For College
- College "10 Commandments"
- Managing College Debt
- Entertainment Values Within Your Budget
- Get a Jump On Your Kids' College Tuition
- Your First Apartment
Automotive Debt Articles
- Buying a Car
- Auto Insurance
- Keeping Auto Expenses Down
- You Have Options When You're Behind on a Car Payment
- Is It Worth It To Buy A Hybrid Car?
Housing & Mortgage Articles
- Preparing for Homeownership
- Homeownership is Always a Good Idea
- Home Equity Loans
- Facing Foreclosure
- Get the Most House For Your Money
- Buying A House Is A Business Decision
- Fannie Mae Announces National REO Rental Policy
- Freddie Mac Extends Eviction Suspension until March and Launches Rental Option for Foreclosed Borrowers, Tenants
Consumer Advocacy Articles
- 6 Things to Consider Before Using a Debt Settlement Service
- How the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Affects You
- 5 Tips to Avoid Foreclosure Scams
- Unemployment Help: 5 Answers for the Unemployed and Underemployed
- Surviving a Layoff: 5 Tips and information for coping with sudden unemployment or underemployment
- Don't Let Debt Turn into Tragedy
- Criminal Identity Theft
- 11 Tips for Avoiding Predatory Lending
- Foreclosure Rescue Scams
- Avoiding Scams
- More Scams to Avoid
