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4 Tips To Starting Your Financial Plan

Saving Cents With Sense

Income should include all funds from paychecks, government assistance, annuity payments and so forth. Build a Budget & Emergency Fund. Cut out unnecessary spending and use that money to build an emergency fund. When it comes to contributing additional money to this fund, explore all your options.

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*HOT* ING Direct: $50 FREE

Saving With Shellie

We have quite a few: Checking, Savings, Vacation Account, Business Account, Baby J’s savings account, New Car Fund, Emergency Fund. HOT* ING Direct: $50 FREE is a post from Saving with Shellie™ ©2009-2011 and is intended for personal, non-commercial use only. It’s free to open them and easy to manage.

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in 2014

Saving Cents With Sense

Having money automatically go into your account will help you stick to your resolution and save for your future, such as an emergency fund, a child’s college education, or retirement. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Record all your expenses for one month. All rights reserved.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data. The FDIC shows the US national average payout for savings accounts less than $100,000 is.06%.

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in the New Year

Saving Cents With Sense

Having money automatically go into your account will help you stick to your resolution and save for your future, such as an emergency fund, a child’s college education, or retirement. ©2009-14 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Record all your expenses for one month. All rights reserved.

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in the New Year

Saving Cents With Sense

Having money automatically go into your account will help you stick to your resolution and save for your future, such as an emergency fund, a child’s college education, or retirement. ©2009-14 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Record all your expenses for one month. All rights reserved.