http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Cara+Newman Finances Cara Newman Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=419730&ca=Finances A recent poll by YoungMoney.com found that only 24 percent of people felt they have a decent knowledge of personal finances. This correlates with the 2008 Jump$tart Coalition’s Personal Financial Literacy Exam, which found that the financial literacy of high school students is at the lowest since Ju... Finances Cara Newman Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=419743&ca=Finances If nothing else, the recession has made us brutally aware of what we don't know. Here are some of the more common, and costly mistakes, and ways that people can avoid them. Not having an emergency fund. Experts recommend that everyone have a three-month emergency fund—at least. You never know when y...