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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. But we must change these statistics. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *.

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Thrifty Thinking: Valentine's Day

Motherhood Moments

Bad credit can cause someone to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime, so that statistic is unsurprising. Why are men more likely to think that buying a Valentine’s Day gift is worth going into credit card debt? Even if we can explain this statistic, though, that doesn’t mean it’s a good thing.