Tag: Saving
5 Ways to Avoid Unnecessary Debt
With the argument still looming over unemployment extensions, jobs becoming more fragile and everyday expenses (ex. gas prices) getting to be too sporadic to budget for, it’s growing increasingly easy to end up in debt. However, there are some reasonable steps to take to avoid unnecessary pitfalls that will immediately land a person into debt. […]
Save, Don’t Spend: Seven Things We Pay Too Much Money For And Why
Like most people, you probably worry that you are paying too much for the things you purchase. Although the old axiom about getting what you pay for is true in some circumstances, there are a number of goods and services that people routinely pay too much for. Here are seven examples to help you cut […]
Creative Ways to Invest Retirement Funds
Maintaining a comfortable retirement is a top priority for almost everyone out there. This is because people will need to consider how they can actively diversify their portfolio and create a more stable set of investments. In turn, this will also tend to allow people to generate higher overall rates of returns for the investments […]
Saving Money In The New Year: 6 Budget Friendly Updates
When the New Year hits, people typically make a list of resolutions that they hope they can stick to. And while some people’s goals drop off within the first week, it is important to evaluate which goals are important to keep up with, mainly because they can help you in the near future. One area […]
Money-Saving Trends for 2014
Most Americans are not saving enough for the retirement they’d hoped for. In fact, according to USA Today, more than 30 million Americans have no retirement savings at all. If this is your situation, then 2014 is the time to change. But, how should you begin saving? Educate Yourself The last few years have seen […]
Craving for Saving: Making the Push Toward Retirement
Retirement or Unicorns? One might be more realistic than the other, but the fact remains that in today’s economy, retirement feels like a pipe dream. We work a nine to five, putting away what we can, but for many of us, it’s not enough. Everything seems to be getting more expensive (gas, groceries, even housing) […]