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Investing Your Way to Wealth â or Poverty
Common Investment Mistakes to Avoid By getting into the habit of saving money every month, quarter, or year, you are taking a huge step in the direction of the future you want. As long as you keep adding to it, your nest egg will keep growing. Unfortunately, it doesnât end there. If you are serious about retiring, buying a home, or sending your child off to college, you also need to put the money to work. Money that generates no revenue is in practice losing value, as infla
January 21, 2011
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Mothers: Powerful Financial Role Models
Motherâs Day is usually a day where we give thanks to our mothers and show our appreciation for all the hard work theyâve put in to raising us. They guided us through school, helped us make decisions about our career, and been there as a shoulder to cry on when a relationship went sour. We also have them to thank for, for better or worse, our money management skills. Indeed, our mothers are powerful financial role models, whether they planned to be or not. What type of mo
January 21, 2011
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Budgeting Basics â How to Build Your Budget
Ever find yourself living paycheck to paycheck? Find that you are spending more than you are making and having trouble making ends meet? You are not alone. Thankfully, here are some suggestions that will help you get back on track. The following graph is a suggested percentage breakdown of your monthly expenses. By sticking to these guidelines, it will help you live in a budget. Even if you do not have as much money as youâd like (and no one does), you can make more out of
January 21, 2011
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Does Money Really Make You Happy?
Many people feel that if they just had more money, they could be happier. Often, however, this is not really the case. Once you have achieved your financial goals, having more money will not necessarily make you a happier person. The best way to make yourself truly happy is to develop relationships with others as well as determining how much you need to earn. Work Out How Much Money It Takes You to Live Comfortably Living comfortably doesnât necessarily mean having the late
September 1, 2009
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Money Can't Buy Happiness...Or Can It?
You've heard it ad infinitum, "Money can't buy happiness." Now there's scientific data to give the old saw new teeth. University of Southern California economist Richard Easterlin surveyed 1,500 people over nearly three decades to see what gets high marks on their âHappy-o-meter.â His results revealed that time with family and good health are the stuff of happiness.nDid money play a role in happiness? The study found that wealth doesn't necessarily lead to joy and content
February 25, 2009
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What's Your Money Personality and How Did It Get That Way?
The way we respond to money is often a factor of our previous experiences and our upbringing. There are a number of different types of money personalities and each has their own individual way of relating to financial concepts and money that were formed over the course of our life. In this article, we look at your money personality and how it came to be that way.nnWhat Is Your Money Personality?nnThere are eight main money personalities, including the innocent, victim, warrio
February 25, 2009
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Make Love, Not War: Steps to a Financially Healthy Marriage
No matter how much you love your spouse, at times even the best of marriages can get a bit toxic. We all go through periods when we feel as though our partners arenât listening to us, or donât care what we have to say anyway. One of the prime reasons couples fight is different takes on the household finances. This is too bad, because there is really no reason if you just learn to communicate in a clear, non-offensive and calm way. Take an evening off from the social scene
February 25, 2009
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Living on Love May Not Be Enough
Unmarried couples face many of the same financial issues as married couples but without benefit of marital laws: property rights, inheritances, employee benefits, and division of income and debts, for example. nnCouples that have not yet said their "I do's" should consider signing these legal documents when one or both bring substantial assets or debts to the relationship, they plan to stay together a long time, children are involved, or they plan to buy a home or move into o
February 25, 2009