The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.
The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.
Author: Suze Orman
The less money you owe the less income you'll need and the less you'll have to save for tomorrow.
The less money you owe the less income you'll need and the less you'll have to save for tomorrow.
The key to making money is to stay invested.
The key to making money is to stay invested.
Take free money. No matter how in debt you are if your employer offers a matching contribution on a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle you must sign up and contribute enough to get the maximum company match each year. Think of it as a bonus.
Take free money. No matter how in debt you are if your employer offers a matching contribution on a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle you must sign up and contribute enough to get the maximum company match each year. Think of it as a bonus.
Opposites may attract but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.
Opposites may attract but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.
If you are worried about job security and do not have an adequate emergency fund (ideally eight months' worth of living expenses stashed away in a federally insured bank or credit union) you need to focus more on saving money than paying down the balance on your credit cards.
If you are worried about job security and do not have an adequate emergency fund (ideally eight months' worth of living expenses stashed away in a federally insured bank or credit union) you need to focus more on saving money than paying down the balance on your credit cards.
People first then money then things.
People first then money then things.
Like your home's closets your financial clutter needs an overhaul every now and again and the payoff will go far beyond the psychic satisfaction of neatening up.
Like your home's closets your financial clutter needs an overhaul every now and again and the payoff will go far beyond the psychic satisfaction of neatening up.
I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund or have money saved for a home down payment or pay off their $5000 credit card balance.
I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund or have money saved for a home down payment or pay off their $5000 credit card balance.
It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.
It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.
When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness – and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.
When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness – and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.
No one's ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that's abandoned by February.
No one's ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that's abandoned by February.