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INTERFAITH HOUSING SERVICES needs volunteers to teach financial education classes and/or provide one-to-one budget counseling with individuals or families. Experience in public speaking, teaching and personal budgeting would be helpful. Training will be provided.

ASSOCIATED YOUTH SERVICES is seeking volunteers to bake birthday cakes for youths in foster care. Volunteers can decide how often they would like to bake. Qualifications include the ability to bake a cake for a youth, dependability and cleanliness.

VISIONS OF HOPE is seeking Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to advocate for children in crisis. Volunteers will interview all parties in an assigned case including parents,...

St. Johns Antigua- The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) recently graduated the latest crop of survivors of its savings and investments course.

A partnership with the ABI Bank, this was the latest installment of the series that began in 2006 and has by their calculation trained over 400. Initially, it was bankers, primarily; now it’s just about anyone who’s interested in learning how to manage money.

“What they take away is some basic fundamentals in making changes in their budgeting and saving, and their approach to investing,” said ECCB resident representative Albert Lockhart, noting that many participants often indicate not having a personal budget...

It seems that it’s not only our Government that has a problem when it comes to dealing with money, apparently our town councils aren’t that great with it either.

The Irish Independent reports that a host of town councils are ignoring warnings from the Government to cut their costs and stop borrowing from the banks. The newspaper says that most town councils now have to rely on overdrafts and loans in order to meet daily expenses.

The funny thing is that three years ago, local authorities were ordered by the Government to reduce their costs and to not borrow any more money. Clearly they didn’t listen.

While councils themselves are owed more than EUR500million...

Start a home based business Eliminate your debt and save for your retirement days

A majority of the people wait for the day when theyll be able to retire and live a life of absolute comfort. The pension that you receive from the organizations where you have worked throughout your career might not be enough to provide you with the type of lifestyle that you would like to live. Moreover, you could need cash for paying off your debts that you might have accrued all these years. A home-based business could be an excellent option for earning some extra money. It is a perfect choice for someone with little experience of business or with no start-up funds. This is also an excellent career...

It’s February — time for four out of five of us to ditch our New Year’s resolutions, according to a study on Forbes.com. Already have? You’re not alone. In fact, studies show that one-third of resolutions don’t even make it this far.

We’ve all been there. We have let gym memberships lapse, didn’t clean out our closets, said “sayonara” to learning Japanese. But if you have resolved to do something about your personal finances, it is critical to stick with it — for yourself, your family and your future. Here are some tips for putting your money where your mouth is when it comes to resolutions:

o Set specific goals. “Save...