CDs & Saving
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A Guide to Saving Money: Strategies and Tips
When determining your plan of action for saving money, you should choose the savings accounts that best fit your scenario and lifestyle needs. Some accounts are specially set up for health care or for college for your children. Some accounts are used...By September 11, 2011
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Children on a Spending Spree? How to Encourage them to Save Money
The almighty dollar! It can be saved or spent, but as parents, where can you find tips on how to encourage children to save money? Thankfully, you’ll find ten great money-saving tips here, even if you think your kid is hopeless.By September 4, 2011
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Fundamentals of Saving Money
Whether you are saving for a new home, building an emergency fund, paying off debt or saving for retirement, you need to have a game plan. Before you can build up that healthy nest egg you need to understand the basics of how to make your money work for...By August 28, 2011
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Safe Investments: Understanding Money Market Funds
Money market funds are a good place for larger deposits that will be used for short term purposes. Shareholders need to know how liquid their funds are going to be. In some cases, this depends on the source of funds and also on the type of money market...By August 23, 2011
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Saving Money for An Emergency Fund
Saving money for an emergency fund is important for everyone at all times. Knowing how much to have in an emergency fund is an important financial planning tool that can prevent financial disaster.By August 23, 2011
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Successful Saving Tips and Hints
Find great successful saving tips that will help you meet your financial goals. How much money should you have in your emergency fund? What should you look for in a CD? Get on the road to financial freedom and learn how to pay yourself first even...By August 23, 2011
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Hidden Fees and Charges Associated With Free Checking Accounts
As a parent looking to get my 16 year-old her first checking account, I am forced to read tiny print and legal jargon that seems to have been written by sadistic Lilliputians on a type font available only to banking institutions. However, reading and...By July 30, 2011
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Setting Up and Using a Health Savings Account (HSA): Eligibility, Tax Advantages, and Reimbursement
The Health Savings Account (HSA) is an individual tax-advantaged savings account designed to allow you to save for and pay your medical bills. This article covers determining if you are eligible for an HSA, HSA rules, how to select an administrator...By July 26, 2011
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Saving for Your Children's Education? What Are the Best Options?
Excellent schools abound all over the country with fully accredited programs that cost a lot less than Ivy League institutions and will provide your children with excellent credentials and employment opportunities in their chosen field.By July 22, 2011
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Basics of 529 Plans: How They Work
As parents we want the best for our children and saving for their college education so they can have stability and financial security in their adult lives is something that makes the top of our priority list once that baby is born. Saving is hard, but...By July 20, 2011