Highlights for Saturday August 2 Your Safe Money Show.

Are you planning on renting a car this summer? I have mistakes to avoid when renting a car that could save you money. Speaking of saving money generic drugs vrs. name brand and store brand products compared to name brand, how much can you save and what do you lose? Find out on Saturday's Your Safe Money Show. 

Mnsure spends $3.2 million on website

Mnsure adds $3.2 million to the tab of its website

U.S. companies added more jobs, is this a trend?

job numbers rising

Who gets child tax credit?

Does this affect you?
Who gets child tax credit?

Varying estimates of health care premium subsidies leave some consumers wary of higher bills

Questions continue over health care coverage.
Varying health care premium's

Highlight's for this Saturday's Your Safe Money Show

In life we have milestones, like graduation, marriage, birth of a child, well there's also milestones as we head toward retirement that can make a big difference regarding your income.

Roommates for seniors can help with cost-sharing and companionship

This is an interesting article that offers a way for seniors to stay in their homes and still afford rent/mortgage and provide companionship too.

Golden age roommates

Debt free woman harassed by debt collectors for years

There are protections in place for consumers. If you need help go to the home page and at the bottom is John MacKey's information, he is a credit specialist.

Debt free woman harassed by debt collectors

Cargill reduces antibiotic use in Turkeys

http://www.startribune.com/blogs/267582501.html

Highlights for Saturday July 19 Your Safe Money Show

If you have a 401 (k) plan this Saturday's Your Safe Money Show is for you. There are mistakes people make with the plans and I will give you the heads up how to avoid these mistakes. Also a government watchdog group said an estimated $106 billion dollars in payments were made in error last year, I'll tell you more about this on Saturday's show.

If you use propane you'll want to read this

Awash in propane

Highlight's for Saturday July 12 Your Safe Money Show

We hear about death and taxes well this week on Your Safe Money Show were talking about inflation and divorce. Inflation has been low for a while now but when planning for retirement you have to factor in inflation. Divorce is difficult at any age but "gray" divorces are on the rise and divorce close to your retirement can throw your retirement plans for a whirl. I have ideas on both these topics. 

Dogs can be man's best friend at any age

Best dogs for your golden years

Public versus private college survey

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/266162251.html

Credit is such a big issue

Over the long holiday weekend I had a chance to talk with friends who had some questions on credit ratings and how they work and how important they are to us as we pay for insurance, mortgages and more. I found a good article on credit and if you have credit concerns John MacKay at www.mastercreditsolutions.com is a great resource .

Is an old debt haunting you?

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July from everyone at Sjoberg & Holmstrom Financial Services and Your Safe Money Show.

Highlights for Saturday July 5th Your Safe Money Show

I am really looking forward to this Saturday's Your Safe Money Show. We pay tribute to what the 4th is all about and we're looking at headlines about the closing of dozens of Social Security field houses, prices going up at the grocery store for pork, beef and vegetables, savings bonds are going by the wayside, IRA's have some recent changes via the Supreme Court and we look at the cost of weddings today.

The New Debt Collection Scam: Calling Your Mom

Another debt collection scam