...spend it," said Ginita Wall, a financial planner from San Diego, Calif., who is on the board of the GE Center for Financial Learning. "But take a look at what happens if you use that rebate check to jump-start a savings program." Here's...

NEW YORK - With the start of the new academic year just days away, the annual back-to-school shopping spree is under way.

...week before Christmas. Kathleen Gurney, a specialist in the psychology of money and an adviser to the GE Center for Financial Learning, said shoppers should not be distracted by deep discounts. "Too many people look at the wrong end of the...

NEW YORK - Just the thought of preparing a family budget strikes terror in the hearts of many people.

...sound budget and credit practices. Dingle also supports the Start Out Saving program, sponsored by the GE Center for Financial Learning at www.financiallearning.com. It offers these small savings steps: * $5 a day by brown-bagging your...