Category Archives: Family

Spreadsheet For Children’s Savings – Encourage Kids To Save

I recently created a spreadsheet to help my son track his savings.  He has moved beyond the simple three-jar setup that we used for his older sister – and I recently helped him open his very own Kids Savings Account from ING DIRECT. He really digs updating the spreadsheet, which helps him visualize just how [...]

Opened An Online Savings Account For Our Child

My son has the awesome Digital Football Coin Bank.  He uses it to collect and count “spare change”.  A couple of months ago, he and his grandfather started a contest – to see who could be the first to collect $100.  My son won.  Handily. So, building on his new found enthusiasm for saving money, [...]

One Month At The New Adventure

I have been at my new job for a little over a month now – and I’m loving it.  As I mentioned in my last post, I am working with a group of very dedicated folks, starting a new church in our area.  I have been extremely busy – getting to know everyone at the [...]

A New Adventure

I haven’t posted at No Credit Needed for the past few weeks, because my family and I have been preparing for a major change in our lives – a new adventure, if you will. Today, I am starting a new job! Over the past ten years, I have worked in Christian ministry with a great [...]