Walt Disney World and T. Rowe Price have teamed up to produce "The Great Piggy Bank Adventure," an interactive financial education experience at Epcot in addition to an online version that drew national publicity thanks to a Saturday Night Live skit over the weekend. ...more

May 20, 2009

A recently opened student-run branch of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union is giving Mitchell High School students a chance to develop workplace skills and to learn how to manage their finances. ...more

November 23, 2008

Mary E. Wilson, 36, the director of compliance and internal audits with the clerk of courts office, was born in Avon Park and raised in Sebring. She led the audits of the Highlands County library system, the 911 system, the three budget office employees fired because of e-mails and gasoline stolen from county pumps. ...more

October 12, 2008

The best offense is a good defense. As I mull over the billions of tax dollars being spent to clean up the subprime mortgage mess, I keep thinking there must be a better way to put those financial resources to work. ...more

June 29, 2008

SEBRING — A series of free workshops covering basic financial principals and geared for teens and young adults is being planned at the YMCA of Highlands County. A meeting for parents who would like to have their children participate will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 29 at the Y, which is located at 100 YMCA Lane in Sebring. Parents will be able to register and decide the dates for the workshops. ...more

May 24, 2008

My father had many colorful money maxims, such as "Save for a rainy day," "Buy low, sell high" and "Money doesn't buy happiness." ...more

January 6, 2008

Why do some people get rich while others struggle to make ends meet? This is asked again and again by economists, sociologists and, understandably, those on the struggling end of the spectrum. ...more

September 30, 2007