Government to Give Financial Motivations to Be Healthy

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More than a third of American adults are obese, according to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association. If current trends continue, 103 million American adults will be considered obese by 2018, with projected health care costs to … [Read more...]

Fed: Recovery Slow, Short-Term Rates to Remain Low

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Our smarty-pants friends at the Federal Reserve announced today that they will once again hold its Fed funds rate at the 0 percent to 0.25 percent range. (What the heck is the Fed funds rate and why should I care?) The following is an official … [Read more...]

Make Your Child’s Dorm Room a Home with these 10 Essentials

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As a parent, this may be a little hard to hear, but your child’s freshman year of college is going to be all about the dormitory. Forget classes and tuition, their first taste of freedom inside the dorms will be the thing they look most forward to … [Read more...]

Where Does All My Money Go?

How to Budget: Learn Where Your Money Goes

You know the feeling. You take out your wallet to pay for lunch, or a few items at the grocery story, and… it’s empty. Or nearly empty. You wonder if you lost money somewhere; maybe you dropped a $20 bill in the restaurant parking lot last night. … [Read more...]