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Maybe You Should Match Your Own 401(k) Contributions
It's a match. (Get it?) When the economy tanked (maybe you remember it?), a lot of companies stopped matching 401(k) contributions. That’s a shame, of course, because people aren’t saving enough for...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About an IRA (But Were Afraid to Ask)
In case you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a big fan of Bundle.com, where you can take a close look at how other people are spending their money. (It’s money voyeurism, basically.) So I feel I should point...
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Going to College…and Living at Home?
Remember dorm rooms? What if you lived at home instead? When I went to college, I moved to a city roughly three hours away from my parents. I lived in the dorms my freshman year, and after that I lived...
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College Savings: Got Some?
Depending on the calculator or chart you consult to determine how much you should be socking away for college, the answer can be downright horrifying. Example: According to this chart from...
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High Yield? Come On, Now.
This yield really doesn't make sense either. But it's more fun. My husband got a mailer yesterday from American Express advertising their “high-yield savings account.” How high, you ask? A whopping...
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47 Percent of Americans are Making Me Crazy
If you don't want to retire, can I have your retirement cake? Well, there’s good news and bad news. Let’s start with the good news. And that’s that 97 percent of Americans fully comprehend that the...
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Ladies, Have I Taught You Nothing?
A nest egg. Get it? So today I ran across an article titled, “Women Don’t Save Enough for Retirement.” This is not news, I thought. No one saves enough for retirement. We all know that. That’s why I...
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Extreme Couponers Are Ruining It for the Rest of Us
Sorry, extreme couponers. The stores don't love you. Hello, all! Welcome back, me! If I’ve done nothing else over the last three months, I’ve settled that age-old question: Can I continue to blog...
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Early Retirement? Yeah, It’s a Pipe Dream
This could be your view. You know, when you retire at age 80. Got plans to retire at 60? Or even 55? You may want to rethink your rosy picture of the future if it doesn’t involve a paycheck of some...
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Repeat After Me: Retirement Comes First
Bird parents discussing their priorities. Occasionally I rant and rave about student loans and college costs and the fact that no one bats an eye anymore at borrowing $100,000 for school. (Until it...
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