Personal Finance Blog
My husband and I were both blessed with great educations provided in large part by our parents, and we want to provide the same for our children. But saving for college isn't as simple as opening up a savings account and socking money away in it. … [Read more...]
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People in financial trouble sometimes get angry at themselves and do a great deal of self-blame. Perhaps you have kicked yourself for being “weak,” “impulsive,” or “disorganized,” and you’ve wished you were different. This won’t … [Read more...]
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Quizzle’s Personal Finance Blogger of the Week will tell you, he’s an engineer—not a financial advisor and not a salesman. He’s Darrow Kirkpatrick of CanIRetireYet.com, and true to his engineering background, he’s designed and built a solid … [Read more...]
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What did you spend your hard-earned cash on in June? Don’t want to tell us, that’s fine. We’ll just ask Big Brother. He can’t pin-point the exact items, but he’ll probably tell us you spent less on everything from weekend getaways to … [Read more...]
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When you look at your credit report, or even your wallet, all you see is a bunch of credit card accounts. Even if you are one of the credit card holders that pay off their credit card balances each month or hardly ever use the credit cards, you are … [Read more...]
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To live a relatively normal middle-American life in this day and age we pay for a lot of expensive services. But who can honestly say they could live without internet? Or their cell phone? We need these things for our daily lives and can’t imagine … [Read more...]
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By: Kyle Taylor When I left home for college a few years ago, I left with a small savings account for emergencies. I had built the fund up with years of birthday money, graduation presents and extra money from my high school job. However, after … [Read more...]
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It's best to start saving for retirement as soon as you start working. Even if you're only part-time, you should put away what you can from each paycheck. Every little bit helps and will add up over time. If you weren't able to start saving early … [Read more...]
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You often hear stats about how if you give up that morning cup of coffee at Starbucks, you’ll be saving x dollars per year. That’s great, but some of us just aren’t ready to give up that shot of energy in the morning. That’s okay! There are … [Read more...]
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By: John D. Buerger, CFP® How much of your income should you be saving? A common rule of thumb answer used to be that 10 percent of income should go into savings. "But 10 percent of income is a lot!" is a common response. Saving that kind … [Read more...]
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If you want to save money for specific goals, you might want to consider managing your money more like the government. What do I mean by that? After all, many governments are faced with big budget deficits right now – the federal government is … [Read more...]
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