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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

This is how you learn more about each bad spending habit you may have. I set up a standing order from my checking account to my savings on the first of every month, still at $600. So, whenever I banked my check at the end of the month, $600 automatically disappeared from my savings account. Believe me!

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Is A Penny Saved A Penny Earned?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My mom wanted me to open a savings account as a safe place to stash my cash. You may not, but I am. Is A Penny Saved Really A Penny Earned? There are many articles around the web – this site included – which focus on the aforementioned phrase. You can save money – or – you can make money.

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The longer you save for retirement, the more money you will have to retire on, even if the amounts saved are quite small in the beginning. This article looks at the reasons an early start to retirement saving is so vital and why so many people just don’t get it. The key is the length of time and the regularity of savings.

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What Is A Personal Loan?

Savings Corner

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. Once you’re approved, the lender will disburse money into your bank account. However, some lenders may offer terms of up to 12 years on larger personal loans.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The author of Kiplinger article ‘How Money Is Used as a Weapon in Relationships ‘ says: “Money is among the most powerful weapons of control in a relationship.” Yet newlyweds as well as long time married folks may not even be aware of some of the money tricks they or their spouse could be using.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 2

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you are young and many years from considering retirement (and not earning much), it’s tough to save money. Aim to save about a year of your basic living expenses in a simple savings account (no risky investments here). But I have discovered no softer pillow than having money in the bank for emergencies. Live simply.

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Should You Save Or Invest Your Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In this article we will look at the pros and cons of saving and investing, as well as reducing debt, as a means of gaining financial security. If you are pondering this question, you probably have access to some spare cash; otherwise you wouldn’t be considering either savings or investment. Save or invest? What do you do?

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