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Should Financial Education Be Taught In Schools?
We live in a time when teaching financial responsibility to children and young adults is increasingly important. In fact, data from the Federal Reserve shows that 40% of American Households cannot withstand a financial emergency of $400 or more. While it’s likely that no one will argue that financial education is vital to kids growing up […]
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6 Tips For Women to Take Control of Their Retirement Planning
As women take on retirement planning, they have a lot riding against them. Study after study show that women earn less than men and typically take more time away from the workforce to care for children and aging family members. Women, more often, work part-time, making them ineligible for benefits such as job-sponsored retirement funds. […]
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CESI Celebrates Twenty Years of Enhancing Economic Security for Consumers
Raleigh, NC – Non-Profit Consumer Education Services Inc. (CESI) has reached an exciting milestone as the company is celebrating 20 years of delivering innovative financial services to consumers struggling to manage their financial well-being. Since 1998, CESI has been a trusted non-profit resource for more than a million individuals struggling financially, by offering counseling and financial […]
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Celebrating 20 Years of CESI History
Since 1998, Consumer Education Services Inc. (CESI) has been a trusted non-profit resource for individuals and families who are struggling financially. CESI offers financial counseling and solutions to help consumers address their unsecured debt and support to help make wise financial choices every day. CESI Mission Consumer Education Services, Inc. (CESI) is a non-profit service provider […]
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4 Ways to Save By Volunteering
Whether you’re collecting canned goods for a local food drive or using your computer expertise to develop a new website for an international nonprofit, your time spent volunteering is critical for your community and those in need. But did you know you can actually save by volunteering? Helping out and lifting up others, of course, […]
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CESI’s Guide to Planning for a Natural Disaster
Nobody wants to think it could happen to them, but natural disasters and weather events happen across the world every year. No matter where you live, there is a chance that your area or your home could be involved in some type of natural disaster that impacts your life. Planning ahead for these types of […]
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Tips to Save on Back To School Essentials
Parents with kids in grade school through high school will shell out an average of $684 to prepare for the 2018-19 back to school – the third highest total since the National Retail Federation has been tracking the amount in its annual back-to-school survey. Shoppers, according to the survey, plan to spend the most on […]
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Credit Cards and College Students
It’s seen as normal to carry debt in society today – everyone has debt, especially credit card debt. But what about credit cards and college students? Are young adults ready to handle the burden of credit card debt? A recent study reports that one in four college students leaves with more than $5,000 in debt, and one […]
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College Students and Credit Cards – Good and Bad News For Parents
College students are racking up student loan debt at record levels, but, when it comes to college students and credit cards, it turns out they are pretty cautious spenders. That’s the good news! A Sallie Mae report found that nearly two-thirds of college students pay their credit card balance in full each month and 26 […]
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Need Money for College? Don’t Pay to Find It
If you need money for college, here’s how to avoid getting caught up in financial aid scams! Though college tuition and fees are rising much less than they did during the Great Recession, students are still paying more for a college education than they did in past years. That’s because the amount of college aid […]