Saving on groceries

With gas prices coming down, the average family is experiencing a little bit more wiggle room in the monthly budget than only a few months ago. Hopefully, if you are able to save a few of those dollars each week you are putting them aside in your emergency fund or are paying down debt. Either [...]

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Investing for the long haul

I have said it before that I am not an investment professional and I don’t provide specific investment advice. What I do know is that if you have several years until retirement (like I do), this uncertain time in the stock market is nothing that should cause you to abandon your long-term plan. I found [...]

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Concerned about your bank?

Because of the wild roller coaster ride we are now enjoying (read enduring) with our economy a lot of people are really concerned about the safety of the money they have invested in their bank. Each year a certain number of banks do fail, but with all of the doom and gloom coming out of [...]

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Ways to save

Yahoo! Finance often has interesting articles dealing with a variety of personal finance topics. Today I came across this article that gives six ways to help you save around $8,000 a year. Here is the list: Strategic Shopping Skip Starbucks Upgrade Your Appliances Go Generic Pay an Extra $1 On Your Credit Cards Sitter Sharing [...]

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Debt is dumb and cash is king!

If you have ever listened to the Dave Ramsey show, you have probably heard his intro that encourages debt free living and a paid off mortgage.  In this uncertain economic time that we are dealing with, having cash on hand is probably the smartest thing you could do. CNN Money has a pretty good article [...]

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Good news – from the housing market!

If you look hard enough, you can always find someone that is ready to tell you how bad things are right now in the economy. Ok, you don’t have to look very hard at all, but if you wanted to find some good news, then that is a different story, especially when we start talking [...]

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