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Savings Corner

While some retirees find their budget shrinks during retirement, others say that they spend more on leisure activities and travel, at least in the early years. An IRA, or individual retirement account, is a tax-advantaged account that savers open on their own through a bank, credit union or brokerage.

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What Makes a Saver?

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One of those something’s is probably going to be finding a way to never be in that situation again – which means you will learn to start saving, some how, some time. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds. For some, having an unmet need is enough to make a saver.

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Investment Methods

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Graham (and Buffet) are known for their practice of ‘value investing’ – finding stocks that are undervalued. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). Instead, they had to be sold within the 401K and the proceeds reinvested in the IRA.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K? Live Real, Now tells us how we can save money on anything from bills to insurance.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Some people find themselves buried under student loan debt with little chance of ever paying it off. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. IS from Intelligent Speculator discusses Finding Shareholders In Unconventional Ways. Music to my ears!! Don’t worry, there are options.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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Savvy Scot presents Defining Purpose and the Importance of Moderation posted at Savvy Scot , saying, “This post seeks to find the purpose in what you are doing. After all it was not the people who caused the problem so why should they suffer while the banks get off scot-free? I find myself looking more and more often.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Find out the purpose of budgeting and whether it’s important for you. The key is to finding out what they are, then determining which are marketable! Find out the benefits and whether it is right for you. The Skilled Investor , Editor. Budgeting and Economics. But this is not the same as not “being skilled.

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