Emergency Savings

How To Save For A Rainy Day

Emily Cohn | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Rainy Day Funds, Checking Account, Emergency Savings, Bank Accounts, Savings Accounts, A Dollar a Day, Automatic Transfers, Poll, Saving for a Rainy Day, Money News

Welcome to A Dollar A Day, where every day we'll dish out creative and quirky ways to save on your living expenses. We know it's tough to save, es...

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Surprising Way Millennial Generation Beats The Boomers

Emily Cohn | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Debt, Rainy Day Funds, Video, Emergency Savings, Millennials, Credit Cards, Credit Card Debt, Saving Money, Post-Recession Spending, Spending on Credit, Money News

For a generation that is often criticized for their coddled upbringing and conspicuous consumption habits, new findings suggest that Millennials are a...

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Ask the Readers: How Much Do You Spend on Housing?

J.D. Roth | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Housing Costs, Spending, Emergency Savings, Expenses, Budget, Housing Payment, Business News
J.D. Roth

Where do you live and how much do you pay on housing? What percentage of your budget does this represent? Does your housing payment cramp other parts of your life? Or have you intentionally kept it low so that you can afford to spend on other things?

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Take 'America Saves Week' to Heart

Jason Alderman | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Energy Star, America Saves, Budgeting, Emergency Savings, Money-Management-Tips, Saving Money, Money Management, America Saves Week, Saving Money Tips, Business News
Jason Alderman

After four years of coping with a stagnant economy, probably the last thing you want to hear is how important it is to sock away money for a rainy day -- you already know that. But hear me out, just in case.

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Corporate Taxes As Percentage Of Profits Now Lowest In Decades

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Taxes, Hoarding Cash, Emergency Savings, Poverty, Unemployment, Corporate Profits, Federal Budget Deficit, Cash Hoard, Corporate Tax Rate, Budget Shortfall, Budget Deficit, Corporate Tax Breaks, Corporate Tax Reform, Corporate Taxes, Tax Breaks, Business News

As a percentage of ever-growing profits, corporations are paying less in taxes than they have in decades. Thanks in part to federal tax breaks, cor...

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Alexander Eichler

Almost Half Of U.S. Households Live One Crisis From Poverty, Study Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Payday Lending, Housing Prices, Foreclosure Crisis, Emergency Savings, Poverty, Payday Lenders, Financial Literacy, Ohio, Payday Loans, Liquid Asset Poverty, Recession, Housing Crisis, Working Poor, Video, Unemployment, Great Recession, Liquid Asset Poor, Medical Care, Emergency Funds, Consumer Protection, Cfed, Business News

What does it mean to be poor? If it means living at or below the poverty line, then 15 percent of Americans -- some 46 million people -- qualify. B...

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Creating a Financial Back-up Plan

Jennifer Streaks | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Saving Money, Money Saving, Personal Finance, How to Save Money, Teach-Kids-About-Money, Emergency Savings, Bv-Money, Black Voices News
Jennifer Streaks

I can't stress enough that the first step is getting started. Don't think that you have to have hundreds of dollars to save each pay period. It is actually making the commitment to saving that is most important.

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Janell Ross

Financial Ignorance and Denial High But Preparedness Low, Study Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Bank Regulation, Mortgages, Emergency Savings, Financial Illiteracy, Pay-Day-Lenders, Emergency Funds, The Great Recession, Savings, Business News

NEW YORK -- Americans are mired in debt they don't understand, according to a new working paper. Not only do many Americans not have a financial pl...

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"Start Over, Finish Rich", David Bach's 10 Steps For Getting Out Of Debt

David Bach | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Recession, David Bach, Emergency Savings, Savings, Getting Out of Debt, Economic Crisis, Start Over Finish Rich, Recession, New Books, Books, Economy, Financial Crisis, Credit Card Debt, Finish Rich, Start Rich, Automatic Millionaire, Books News
David Bach

If you are one of the estimated 50 million Americans who are drowning in credit card debt, know that while it may not be easy you can get out of debt.

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