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The two savings accounts you must have

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Jo Robinson }
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Categories : All, FruGal, Money Tips, savings
If you have decided that 2012 is the year you’re finally going to kick your finances into shape, then getting into the savings habit will be a big part of the process. Don’t think that sorting out your money needs ...Read More »

The two savings accounts you must have

{ Posted on Jan 20 2012 by Jo Robinson }
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Categories : All, FruGal, Money Tips, savings
If you have decided that 2012 is the year you’re finally going to kick your finances into shape, then getting into the savings habit will be a big part of the process. Don’t think that sorting out your money needs ...Read More »

Ask the Readers: How Much Should I Save (and What Should I Save For)?

{ Posted on Jan 13 2012 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Ask the Readers, Get Rich Slowly, Investing, savings
Many of the reader questions I get here at Get Rich Slowly follow a familiar formula. The person sends me a breakdown of her income and expenses, also sharing how she’s allocating her savings. From these figures, my correspondent wants ...Read More »

Ask the Readers: How Much Should I Save (and What Should I Save For)?

{ Posted on Jan 13 2012 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Ask the Readers, Get Rich Slowly, Investing, savings
Many of the reader questions I get here at Get Rich Slowly follow a familiar formula. The person sends me a breakdown of her income and expenses, also sharing how she’s allocating her savings. From these figures, my correspondent wants ...Read More »

Ask the Readers: When Is It Okay to Use Your Emergency Fund?

{ Posted on Jan 06 2012 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Ask the Readers, Choices, Get Rich Slowly, savings
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in want of a good fortune must be in possession of an emergency fund. Hilarious literary allusions aside, the emergency fund — or rainy-day savings, or whatever you want to call ...Read More »

20 Ways to Spend $20

{ Posted on Jan 03 2012 by Donna Freedman }
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Categories : All, Frugality, Get Rich Slowly, savings, Uncategorized
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes a personal finance column for MSN Money, and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving. Since she just found out she is going to be a ...Read More »

How I Lost 25 Pounds — And How It Can Help Your Finances

{ Posted on Dec 28 2011 by Robert Brokamp }
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Categories : All, Get Rich Slowly, Psychology, savings, Uncategorized
This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every ...Read More »

Getting Over the Overdraft: How I Started Saving

{ Posted on Dec 05 2011 by Tim Sullivan }
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Categories : All, Clothing, Get Rich Slowly, savings, Uncategorized
This post is by staff writer Tim Sullivan. A few years back, I got a paycheck in the mail and went to deposit it. I left the bank, dropped off a rent check, bought groceries, a sandwich across the street, ...Read More »

Ask the Readers: Staying Motivated to Save?

{ Posted on Dec 02 2011 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : All, Ask the Readers, Get Rich Slowly, Psychology, savings, Uncategorized
Sometimes you do everything right — you work hard, you cut back on spending, you invest for retirement — but all of your effort seems for nought. You get sick. You wreck your car. Or, as has been the case ...Read More »

Why Most of Us Won’t Change Banks

{ Posted on Dec 01 2011 by Sarah Gilbert }
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This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. Did you ever look at a bank’s website and think to yourself, “Why would they give you free bill pay when they charge for everything else?” Even with the super-restrictive accounts that limit ...Read More »
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