Are you—or your spouse or your teen or your parents—among the financially illiterate? There’s no time like the present to become better educated about your finances than by attending one of the upcoming financial programs at the Library during Money Smart Week--a public awareness campaign created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to help consumers… Read More
Making Sense of Your Electric Bill
Every month when I get my electric bill, I do two things: First, check how much I owe and second, try and figure out why I owe so much! If you've looked at your electric bill lately (and I recommend that you do), you’ll notice a lot of information that doesn't really tell us anything… Read More
