These are insights of Bill Taylor, University of Wyoming Extension Community Development Area Educator. He provides audio podcasts on numerous subjects, including personal and family financial literacy, board governance, business management, estate planning, leadership development, facilitation, conflict management, horticulture, and other subjects of interest.

Here are a few of Bill’s most recent personal finance podcasts:

Are Student Loans Worth It? College is expensive and student loans can be a burden after graduation. Do they pay off?

Reducing Fees on Bank Accounts What you need to know about changing policies on bank service fees and how to reduce what you pay.

Using IRA to Pay Off Debt Should you use your retirement account to pay off debts? Math shows you will lose more than you gain.

Get Help When Trying to Help Are your charitable donations going where you intend? Possibly not. How can you better protect them?

Is Your House Underwater Falling home prices have caused many house valuations to fall below the loan balance. What if yours is underwater?

How To Check Your Credit Score Credit scores control much of our financial lives and we should know what our score is.