Strategies for Young Adults to Save Money
Young adults in America are currently saving more money than before based on recent information provided by financial institutions like America Saves. However, almost half of young adults that range from the ages of 18 to 35 are not saving money. This urgent issue must be addressed since the earliest that a person starts to save money, the better quality More...
Emergency Fund: Are You Ready for a Double Dip Recession?
The Federal Reserve recently downgraded the outlook for the U.S. economy. At the same time as making the announcement of the downgrade, Ben Bernanke also announced that they will be taking quantitative easing measures, More...
Small and Simple Ways to Save Money
There are many ways to save money, from buying a smaller house, to refinancing your car loan or mortgage loan, to cutting out the cable subscription. But those items are big, and they may not be practical in your More...
Variable Income: Are You Saving for a Rainy Day?
[ad#Left-Align Content Ad]One of the biggest challenges that many of us increasingly face is that of having a variable income. It is possible to budget your money on a variable income, but you do need to be better More...
Pay Down Debt and Save Money: Increase Your Income
Many of us have a goal to pay down debt and to increase the amount of money that we save. The only issue that seems to get in the way is a lack of resources. What happens is you don’t feel like you have enough More...
Is It Sometimes Worth It To Pay a Little More?
One of the questions we sometimes have to ask ourselves is this: Is it sometimes worth it to pay a little more? The issue of the Netflix price increase has me thinking about when it might be worth your while to More...
3 Tips for Saving Money on Food
Because food is a necessity for life, you will always be required to purchase it. This can be discouraging as food prices rise, and as you try to keep your costs down. If you have an already tight budget, rising More...
How to Start Saving Money
One of the biggest challenges that many people have is setting money aside in some sort of savings account. Getting motivated to save your money can be difficult — especially if you think that you don’t More...
Saving Money for College: Start Now
One of the realities of life is that college costs more and more. The rise of student loans to pay for college has made college “affordable” for more people, and has facilitated an education bubble that More...
Setting Short-Term Savings Goals
One of the best things you can do for your finances is to be in the habit of setting short-term savings goals. Many of us think of saving as something we do for the long term, like when we want to buy a house or More...