Savings

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Spend a little, save a lot!

Too often people who are trying to save money are looking for little things they can give up to save a few dollars here and there. We have the mindset that every penny saved counts, and that is a true statement, but there may be a better way of saving money than looking for pennies [...]

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Why can’t you save any money?

There are a lot of reasons that people find themselves in difficult financial situations. Most often the reasons can be isolated to a single theme; lack of emergency fund. An emergency fund is crucial if you are serious about getting rid of debt. The truth is that everyone will experience an unexpected financial event, on [...]

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Turning finances into an extreme sport

I don’t know a lot about extreme sports, except that the people that compete in some of the events are either crazy or very brave. Either way they enjoy some very exciting opportunities. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to turn the “extreme sport” attitude into a “personal finance” attitude? Well, now [...]

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Becoming wealthy is simple

Often you hear someone say something or you read something and you think, “Well, of course. Who didn’t know that?” You know what I’m talking about. Those things that are so simple that everyone should already be doing them. For example, an article published over at MSN Money entitled, The simple way to get rich: [...]

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Get your Free Crown Money Map

Whether you are in debt or simply looking for a plan guaranteed to help you become Financially Free, there are a lot of great resources out there that can help. I have mentioned that I am both a Dave Ramsey certified counselor and a Crown Money Map coach. Both of these programs are designed to [...]

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Making a habit out of saving

For a lot of people, the last year or so has caused them to rethink the idea of personal saving. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the personal savings rate for 2005 was -0.4%. That was the first time the savings rate in the U.S. had been below 0% since 1933. When the [...]

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