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Money Matters - Long-Term Renters

Motherhood Moments

It varies person to person, but our nationwide survey found 71% of renters want to buy a home and the top deterrents include money, interest rates, and debt. However, our survey found the majority of renters (71%) want to buy a home, but 90% say money is holding them back. Chicago (32,176 long-term renters) 4.

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Introducing the 2013 Christmas Savings Club

Family Balance Sheet

Another Christmas has passed by and while the memory of the Christmas shopping and spending is still lingering in my head, I've come up with a plan for all of us to start saving for 2013. According to a recent survey, Americans were planning to spend on average $854 on Christmas gifts in 2012. We have to plan and save for it.

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Net Worth Defined: What Is My Net Worth?

Savings Corner

If you’re not sure what assets and liabilities are, here are some guidelines: Assets : Assets include cash — such as in your checking, savings and retirement accounts — and certain investments, such as stocks and bonds, that you could sell for cash. That includes 401(k)s, IRAs and taxable savings accounts. Want us to do it for you?

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Meet Krista & Jon Who Paid Off $36,000 | Debt Free Stories

Family Balance Sheet

We found that we could save more than $100 every month just by going to an off brand. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. We understood our priorities.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. One of the most recent survey’s available reported: “Average expenditures per consumer unit1 for July 2014 through June 2015 were up 5.9 Why should you keep saving? Average incomes also increased, up 6.6

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. Six measly cents.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. What helped us through that time was the money we had saved in our emergency account. That emergency fund saved our business, our sanity, and our marriage. We had enough to get us through one more month.