Tag Archives: personal finance
How to Take Control of Your Finances
For the past five years, I’ve shared the following road map, adding one new tip every January. Many GRS readers have used this info to plot a course to financial freedom. Maybe this year it’s your turn.Here then are eleven simple but [Read more...]
Why Traditional Banking Might Go the Way of the Piggy Bank
Have you heard the saying “you get what you pay for?” Well, when it comes to your finances, you often get what you don’t pay for. For example, in this blog post, my colleague Michael Smith writes about how he [Read more...]
How Kim Kardashian Derails Your Finances
My intention was to read the money section of USA TODAY but I got distracted by two headlines that I had to click on first—I couldn’t help myself…
What Would a Romney Presidency Mean For Your Finances?
By Liz Davidson | Forbes – Wed, Sep 7, 2011 Labor Day marks the unofficial end of the summer and beginning of the presidential election season. In that vein, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his economic plan yesterday. With polls showing [Read more...]
Is It Time To Fire Your Bank?
Are you sick of earning pennies on your savings account while having to pay your bank more and more in fees? We recently received a question asking where to find a savings account with decent interest rates and fewer fees. [Read more...]
New Study Finds Those Who Are Not Under Financial Stress Will Be Soon
“Moderation in all things” was a quote written in the second century B.C. by the Roman playwright Terence, and the phrase has withstood the test of time…
Painless Ways to Save Money and Increase Your Wealth
“No pain, no gain,” is a mantra for weightlifters and it’s true – in order to build muscle you need to break down the muscle fibers and allow them to build back up again. The saying doesn’t necessarily apply to [Read more...]
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