“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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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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