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Did You Get a Year End Bonus? Here are 4 Smart Ways to Spend It!
The good news for American workers is this: Year End Bonus amounts are increasing. The bad news, which will come as no surprise to many of us: They aren’t so common anymore. According to Accounting Principals, a staffing and recruitment firm, year end bonus payouts in 2017 are increasing in value by 66 percent, but […]
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Online Resources to Help You Plan Your Charitable Donations
Your heart might be in the right place, but is your money? There’s no question: Americans can be generous. According to the Giving USA Foundation’s 2017 annual report, Americans gave charitable donations in excess of $390 billion in 2016 and that giving was driven by a rise in donations from individuals. People, on their own, donated […]
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National Saving Day 2017
October 12, 2017 is the first annual National Savings Day founded by Capital One. For many people, the hardest step to saving money is simply just getting started. To help get the ball rolling, we’ve listed some helpful steps you can take to start saving money. Start Saving Today! Start by recording your expenses (all […]
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Money Myths that Keep Us Poor
Do you want financial success but imagine that it is unreachable? If so, you have fallen under the spell of money myths. Myths are illusions that evolve through word of mouth and are handed down through generations. People rarely question their validity because they are widely believed and repeated as though they are facts. The […]
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Kids and Money – Cut Down on Requests for Stuff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture came out with a number this year that probably won’t startle any parent, who is trying to keep a teenage boy’s hunger at bay or pay for weeks of summer camps. Kids and money just go together it seems. The agency found that the cost to raise a child born […]
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Easy Wealth Building for the Average Joe
Regardless of where you stand financially, you can take realistic steps toward wealth building. It may be just as simple as learning how to get started, making a plan to do it, and taking action starting right now. If you are discouraged about your financial outlook, consider spending an investment of your time learning about […]
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Six Personal Finance Apps That Can Help You Save Money
Personal Finance Apps? We’ve got you covered! Maybe you’re struggling to pay your bills or sock money away for an emergency fund. Maybe you’re wondering if you’ll ever be able to afford to send your child to college or buy your own home. Could personal finance apps solve all of your problems? Probably not. But […]
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4 Ways To Make Unused Gift Cards Work For You
If you’re like a lot of people, you probably have one (or more ) unused gift cards hanging out in the recesses of your wallet; in that junk drawer in the kitchen; or in that already cluttered email inbox. Those unused gift cards add up to a lot of money. In fact, according to one […]
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5 Money Mistakes You Might Be Making
Being an adult is hard work. Being an adult without making money mistakes is even harder work, especially if you are just starting out as a young adult working on your career and learning how to handle financial responsibilities. We’ve all made some mistakes along the ways, and you are likely to make money mistakes […]