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What Comes First: Debt or Savings? Paying down debt can save you money -- as long as you also have something set aside for emergencies. |
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Start Saving Now Does the prospect of saving for an emergency fund or for retirement seem too overwhelming? Then start smaller. Save for a tangible near-term goal, and commit yourself to paying off credit cards each month. |
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Should You Delay Your Debt Payoff? Got a great APR and a plan to pay off a debt? There are pitfalls to putting off financial obligations. |
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How to Take Advantage of Home Equity Nearly 47% of household assets are tied up in the primary residence. Here are two ways to get at that cash and some tips on what you should use it for. |
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January 18, 2007
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Feed Your 401(k) Even recent hires have run out of excuses for ignoring retirement. The best part about a 401(k)? Once you set it up, the savings happens automatically. |
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Prioritizing Your Savings Should you save for retirement or for education for your kids? |
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May 17, 2005
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Invest While in Debt? Sure! Putting off investing for your future because of some blanket rule about being debt-free is nearly as dangerous to your future financial health as putting everything on plastic and praying for a carefree retirement. |
The Motley Fool
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Our Savings Rate Is Abysmal The national rate's in the red. How are your savings statistics? If you're not shunting at least a little of your discretionary income into short-term savings or long-term savings, you might be setting yourself up for trouble down the road. |
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February 26, 2004
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Turn Taxes Into Retirement You probably overpay in taxes, and undersave for retirement. It's time to turn it around by adjusting your withholdings and using the extra money to enrole in your company's retirement plan. |
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The No-Sweat $1 Million Portfolio Simple steps that don't require choosing individual stocks can make you a millionaire. |
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The Cost of Not Saving for Retirement You are paying today for every dollar you don't put into your 401(k). The tax savings on your contribution is reason enough to save. There are plenty of other incentives, too, including one that might be worth even more. |
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October 12, 2010
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3 Ways to Find an Extra $1,000 in Savings It's probably easier than you think. |
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September 27, 2006 |
Retire in a Decade No, it's not impossible. With a little bit of forethought and a healthy dose of discipline, retirement can come long before 65. |
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March 3, 2006
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Oprah's Newest Diet The queen of talk and gawk challenges America to consume less -- debt. For many, debt is a roadblock to a healthy, happy retirement. Don't let that be you. |
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Getting a Grip on Debt Debt can quickly overwhelm your finances. Take steps today to bring your revolving debt under control. |
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Must-Have Long-Term Savings It may seem like some of these financial ventures are much too far in the future to worry about right now, but if you want to reach your financial goals, these must-have long-term savings are the only way to get there. |
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2008 Financial Resolutions Setting goals for the next 12 months does not have to be limited to weight loss or personal fitness goals -- there are many money matters you can resolve to tend to in the New Year as well. Here are some practical tips to get you started. |
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November 1, 2006
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Through the Mortgage Maze The conventional financial planning wisdom is to get out of any debt you may have as soon as possible. But that may not apply to everyone. Here are 10 questions that can help you and your client weigh where that dollar should actually go. |
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Juggling Your Financial Goals One pot of money, too many financial goals. What should you fund first? |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
Financial Timeline So you finally have the chance to do something positive with your money, like paying off your debts and building a successful future. But to do so you'll need to follow a financial timeline. |
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February 10, 2005
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Wretched Retirement Realities You can't be a senior on the go without a pile of dough. Here are the most important numbers: the balances in your retirement accounts, how much you're contributing to them or withdrawing from them, and how you've invested them. |
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January 3, 2007
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Bank Your Bonus Getting a bonus or a raise can be a great time to celebrate, not to mention a great opportunity to bulk up your savings. It can also be a great time to engineer a plan that will let you make faster headway toward some other financial goal. |
AskMen.com
March 18, 2001
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November 20, 2006
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Check Your Financial Health A little math can tell you lots about your financial situation. The most important feedback you can get from your net worth comes from tracking it over time, such as once a year. |
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November 18, 2004
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We've Left $30 Billion on the Table Why make saving for retirement harder than it already is? |
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To Prepay or Not to Prepay If you've ever wondered whether it's a better financial strategy to prepay your mortgage or to save more for retirement, a recent study provides a few insights. |
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Is Your Credit Habit Risking House and Home? What to know when considering using home equity to pay off credit card debt. |
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Turbocharge Your Savings Shop around and make sure your money is earning as much as it can. |
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8 Steps To Take Before Investing Although placing money in the stock market, real estate or other venues is a must for many, there is a checklist you must walk through beforehand. Like many other important decisions in life, it is highly recommended that you exhaust all resources prior to delving into this risky business. |
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Urgent! Emergency! How long could your emergency savings last? |
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5 Steps to Financial Triage What to do when life throws you a big-ticket curveball. |
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How to Spend Your Brand-New Tax Break Make the most of this little-known treat from Uncle Sam, the 2011 "Social Security tax holiday." |
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Get Inspired to Save Harness life's big events to boost your savings. |
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Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds. |
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Fallow Finances You don't have to be a venture capitalist to have "seed money." You earn tens of thousands of dollars a year, which you can sow however you see fit. Make sure your money isn't falling on infertile soil or being consumed by vultures. |
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Get an Instant 80% Return! Can't save enough for retirement? Maybe an immediate jolt to your net worth will help. |
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Retire Rich... Really Rich If you want to retire rich or plan on retiring a little earlier than the average Joe, it's time to evaluate your situation. Unless you were lucky enough to be a blue blood or you won the state lottery, chances are that you'll have to do some careful financial planning to meet your goals... |
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Wretched Retirement Realities Information on what is needed financially for retirement. Stats about retirement fund like medicare and social security. |
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Retirement Savings: A Boost For The Needy Government matching would give IRAs a shot in the arm to boost retirement savings, even among middle- and low-income households. |
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January 13, 2005
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Oops, I Forgot to Save for Retirement! It's never, ever too late to improve your financial future. Here's how. |
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Got Debt? Go Ahead, Invest You read that right. Even if you owe, put some dough in the market. |
The Motley Fool
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Earn Interest the Buffett Way Borrow an investing idea from Warren Buffett to increase your savings: use float to your advantage. |
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October 9, 2007
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Prevent a Retirement Nightmare If you want your retirement to play out better than the ending of the last Halloween flick, it's time to get serious about saving more. Here are three ways to instantly improve your future prospects. |
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September 26, 2007
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Instant Money Results How long do you need to seriously improve your finances? Try three months. Start with these common financial goals; the smallest changes can have a huge ripple effect over time. |
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Kevin McKinley |
The Future of College Savings An action plan for managing college savings from the year of a child's birth to the midteen years. |
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Ryan Ortega |
Establishing An Emergency Fund One of the first items on your financial agenda should be setting up an emergency fund for any and all unforeseen turbulence. |
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