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Save Yourself
You don’t want to go to bed worried that a blown-out water heater could be your undoing. Yet only about 40 percent of Americans would be able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense. “The point of money is to feel … Continue reading
Managing for Wealth
Get your finances in order. If you received a healthy tax refund, put half toward urgent debt, like credit cards or unpaid bills. Put the other half into savings, college, or retirement funds. If you received a paycheck raise (or … Continue reading
Money Resolutions
An acquaintance asked me “How can you afford so much summer travel and entertaining?” I thought back to a decade ago when my spouse had the idea of turning our coin jar into the dollar jar. I admit I raised … Continue reading