Iris Mack's Blog - Financial Literacy

TV Show Wall Street Doesn't Want You to See

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:20:00 --0100

Trade Up: with Dan Solin is a proposed financial talk show hosted by New York Times best-selling financial author, Dan Solin.

Credit Card Fees Going UP!

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:58:00 --0100

A recent proposed settlement of a lawsuit against Visa Inc., MasterCard, Inc. and bank credit-card issuers opens the way for millions of businesses to add checkout fees when customers pay with plastic.

Price of Using Credit Cards May Rise

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:32:00 --0100

Merchants may soon begin to impose a surcharge each time a customer pays with a credit card, a practice Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. currently prohibit.

Huffington Post: JPMorgan Risk Committee Lacks People Who Know Risk

Tue, 29 May 2012 12:27:00 --0100

Want a job on JP Morgan's risk committee? Apparently, no experience required!

Why Rich Get Richer + Poor Get Poorer (cartoon)

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:20:00 --0100

Funny, a bit crude - but informative.

Florida Millionaire "Adopts" Girlfriend To Shield Assets in Lawsuit (video)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:00 --0100

In addition to the great weather here in Florida, there's lots of FREE entertainment! Hey, this millionaire's girlfriend is now his daughter. LOL!

MarketWatch: Retirement in America is "Endangered"

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:30:00 --0100

President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union speech, didn?t really touch on the subject near and dear to the hearts of millions of Americans ? the State of Retirement in the U.S. No doubt he had other pressing matters to address. So allow us the pleasure of issuing ? thanks in large part to many experts on the topic ? the MarketWatch State of Retirement column.

Wall Street Journal: Debt Collectors Taking Folks to Court (video)

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:47:00 --0100

Debt collectors are turning to the courts to re-coup bad debts.

Dead Relative?s Bills: You Have No Legal Obligation to Pay Them

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:47:00 --0100

Many people think they have legal obligations to pay a dead relative's bills from their own assets. More than likely they don't have to pay them. Find out why here.

Wall Street Journal: 25 Documents You Need Before You Die (graphics)

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:31:00 --0100

This Wall Street Journal article is about how to design your death dossier.

Multi-trillion Dollar U.S. Debt (video)

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:24:00 --0100

This ad is short and to the point!

International Financial Literacy Contest - Great Prizes!

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:04:00 --0100

Phat Math, Inc. announces the fun new "Money Doesn't Grow on Trees!" Contest. Participants will compete in this annual international financial literacy essay contest for a chance to win cash prizes and giveaways.

Detailed contest information may be found here:

Contest Press Release
Contest Website WildFireApp

Amazon.com: Last 90 days Applied Math Books Bestsellers

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:51:00 --0100

Friend of mine just informed me that my book made this amazon.com list!

News & Media Buzz: Iris Mack's Financial Literacy Book for Teens & Tweens

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:53:00 --0100

There has been quite a bit of news and media buzz surrounding the recent publication of my financial literacy eBook. Please check out some of the media buzz and news here !

Financial Literacy Books Gets Kids Hooked on Math: Mom & Dad are Learning Too! (video)

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:42:00 --0100

Please enjoy the video trailer for my financial literacy book and ebook. Thanks!