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Do You Have Enough Money to Retire?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are a 54-year-old Baby Boomer, you still have time to catch up but have to save at a much more accelerated pace. Are You Saving Enough? So part of the issue is individuals aren’t saving enough towards basic goals. One such service is Personal Capital. Forget about loftier goals that are 20, 30 or 40 years away.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

6 percent of households in the United States are unbanked or underbanked and, so have missed opportunities for savings, lending, and basic financial services ( according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6

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Friday Links – Whirlwind Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There were as always a ton of great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Heidi at Personal Finance Journey has a great post about eating well but saving more –it can be done! If so, make sure to read Money Q&A’s post for some tips on saving money on a mortgage.

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5 Eco-Friendly Tips for the Workplace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to the Bureau of labor Statistics, U.S. percent. It goes without saying that taking the most direct route to work is most cost-effective, fuel-wise… but planning your commute to enable timely stops to the market or to pay bills on your way to or from work can save money as well. Set it up the night before, to save time.

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The Best And Worst States To Retire In 2023, Ranked

Savings Corner

To find some objective answers to the where-to-retire question, Bankrate crunched a bevy of statistics on costs of living, public health and other metrics to create a comprehensive ranking of the best and worst states to retire in the U.S. I had friends tell me that I had become the master of saving.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. Sweating the Big Stuff tells us about 5 people that can save us money, time and stress. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. We save money and still look great.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

And in adulthood, they are stashing their incomes and living hyper-frugally to save for early retirement, instead of waiting to 65 to fulfill their dreams. This leaves not much left to save for retirement. ” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. It’s all too much.