Jan 11 2010

The Best Recovery for a Financial Hangover – Part 4 of 4

Seven Resolutions to Begin in 2010

Control spending: If you spend less you'll have more money available to pay down debt and save for the future. Write down your expenses for a month to see where your money is going. You might be surprised by how easy it is to find places to scale back.
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Jan 8 2010

The Best Recovery for a Financial Hangover – Part 3 of 4

Tackling the Little Things
Getting debt under control and improving savings habits are two big steps to a better financial life, but those actions only are possible if Americans have more specific aspects of their financial lives under control.
While the economy recovers, job stability remains a vast and very valid concern. Without income, saving stops and [...]

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Jan 6 2010

The Best Recovery for a Financial Hangover – Part 2 of 4

Changing the Way We Save
Although pre-recession Americans spent or consumed much of what they earned, the recession did provide a teachable moment.
In the 1980’s, Americans averaged saving 10 percent to 11 percent of their disposable income. By 2007 the Federal Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that figure dropped to a low of 1.7 percent. [...]

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Dec 22 2009

Seven New Years Financial Resolutions for 2010

This is a guest post from the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), a non-profit dedicated to improving the financial literacy of all Americans.
Control spending: If you spend less you'll have more money available to pay down debt and save for the future. Write down your expenses for a month to see where your money [...]

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Dec 20 2009

New Money Hacks Store

I just added a new store to the Money Hacks site. I know, I'm a little late to the party, but that's my MO!
It's hosted by Amazon and it's filled with hundreds of personal finance books from authors like Jim Cramer, Andrew Tobias, George Soros, Peter Lynch, and Jim Rogers.
Check it out. There's [...]

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