How many of you can remember your folks telling you that you needed to take part of your first paycheck and put it in a savings account? I can and I remember telling my daughter and grandson the same thing. Starting now is more important that starting big. Stacy Johnson of Money Talks says the [...]
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With All the Wonderful New Gadgets Available How Do I Control My Spending?
By Trevor Johnson A person who believes that they need all the latest gadgets may ask, how do I control my spending? Well the first thing that you must do is to prioritize. Take a serious inventory of where your money is actually going. Every time you open a newspaper, log on to the Internet [...]
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By Marie Jones Setting financial goals is one thing, but setting reasonable financial goals that actually work may be a whole new ballgame for some individuals. A lot of times budgeting systems do not work because they are not flexible and the financial goals established are set too high or are just unclear. If you [...]
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Emotions and Your Cash Flow By Greer Lean They affect the way we spend, the way we save, even the way we use credit! It probably sounds a bit strange putting these two polar-opposite subjects together, but they do go hand in hand, and we know it all too well. In today’s society, money is [...]
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Using Online Sites to Save on Groceries By Sok K Verdery Did you know that grocery costs were the second high household expense? If you think about it, it makes sense. How many times a week do you go to the grocery store? Well if you have kids sometimes it’s every day! If this is [...]
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