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Midyear financial moves

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

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budgetToday’s top story: The money moves you need to make at the midyear point. Also in the news: Life events that require financial planning, common credit score killers, and why you should always read the fine print when choosing a checking account.

Your Midyear Guide to Managing Your Money
Moves you need to make now.

10 Life Events That Require Financial Planning
Both happy and sad.

5 Common Credit Score Killers
How to avoid them.

Want 1% Interest On Your Checking Account? You Can Get It, But Make Sure To Read The Fine Print
That 1% could end up costing you.

Catch me on CNBC’s Closing Bell today

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DWYD cover2013I’m scheduled to talk about mid-year financial moves you should be making now. It’ll be a short appearance somewhere around 4:20 p.m. Eastern.

Also, this weekend, listen to Marketplace Money where I’ll be weighing in on a couple’s argument about whether she should quit her job to stay home with their child. Everybody’s conflicted on this one, and for good reason.

Finally, in case you missed it, a couple of columns about young people’s finances:

Why young people hate credit cards

The Great Recession made many younger consumers afraid to borrow money, but alternatives like debit cards have their own drawbacks.

Student loan debt crushing couple

As part of MSN Money’s Life Coach series, I offer alternatives for a young couple trapped by student loan bills.