February 2009

2009 IRA Contribution Limits

“Pay yourself first” is a common phrase around the personal finance water cooler. The idea behind the phrase is that you must be putting away some money for savings and investing, before the entire check is allocated to other areas of your budget. Part of being able to save and invest is learning to live [...]

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Free D-I-Y money!

Jim over at Bargaineering is offering an opportunity to win a $50 gift card to Home Depot just for leaving a comment about the project you have been putting off. Most people have at least one thing around the house that needs to be done, and has needed to be done for quite some time. [...]

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Retirement Investment Decisions

With the downturn in the economy, a lot of companies, and not just small companies, are having to rethink the benefits they offer their employees. One of the benefits on the chopping block is 401(k) employer matching. Walter Updegrave, Money Magazine senior editor says: As a way to reduce expenses in the face of this [...]

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