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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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The number of personal bankruptcy filings reached 1,500,000 in 2010, the highest number since 2005, and in 2011, the percentage of total consumer filings increased from 2010 (according to the National Bankruptcy Research Center). Your children know that you are saving money. Then you are not included in the statistics listed above.

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Ethical Investing is Gaining Popularity

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For example, in 2005 General Electric (NYSE:GE) launched Ecomagination, representing a commitment to produce technology that reduces energy consumption and waste. The move paid off as GE reported $10 billion in revenues from the line in 2005 and projects $20 billion in annual sales by 2010. Selling shares of chronic violators.

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I've Been Featured Over at BlogHer.com

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Since 2005, BlogHer's mission has been "to create opportunities for women who blog to gain exposure, education, community and economic empowerment." BlogHer a community of women who blog and collectively they reach over 25 million unique visitors every month.

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Going Green at Work

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Green business has been described as a long-term approach by a corporation to achieve a balance between business priorities and environmental, economic and social responsibilities. These strategies are aimed at preserving the natural environment while looking at how the business operations will impact economic and social issues.

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Stay the Course Financially

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’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005. percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8