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How to Set Financial Goals

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How to Set Financial Goals in 5 Easy Steps

A recent Forbes article reported that the average American has $65,100 in their savings account, but averages are skewed by outliers. A better representation of how much money Americans have in their savings account is the midpoint value, also known as the median. The median savings amount for American households is only $5,300. Setting financial goals... Read More

| September 12, 2023

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How One Couple Merged Their Money Over 17 Years
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February 23, 2015

4 Tips for Living Without Credit Cards
Credit cards can be good financial tools for the responsible cons... Read More

February 23, 2015

16 Ways to Get Bigger Social Security Checks
If you have focused all your retirement planning energy on your ... Read More

February 22, 2015

8 Money Lessons to Learn Before You Turn 40
Reaching your fifth decade is a milestone, and hopefully you hav... Read More

February 19, 2015

Help! My Boss Wants to Pay Me With a Payroll Card
It’s been a long time since I worked in a job where my empl... Read More

February 18, 2015

5 Tax Myths That Can Cost You
Tax myths are a lot like a bad date. They are annoying and seem t... Read More

February 17, 2015