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Recession plan 12 ways to put in place good spending habits, for recessions and beyond
MarketWatch ^
| 5-4-08
| Andrea Coombes
Posted on 05/05/2008 1:09:27 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat
What's your excuse? When it comes to the sorry state of our finances, we've all got one.
Maybe your raise at work never materialized, or you charged that unexpected car-repair bill -- or that plasma TV -- to your credit card. Whatever the reason, for many of us, personal balance sheets could look better. Half of U.S. workers report less than $25,000 in savings.
Even if you've saved more, is it enough to sustain you through a decades-long retirement?
(Excerpt) Read more at marketwatch.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: survivingsocialism
The advice is a bit esoteric in my view, but hopefully it will be of some help.
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posted on
05/05/2008 1:11:11 PM PDT
by
RKBA Democrat
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
To: RKBA Democrat
I would give some advise, but few will listen, and those that would listen, don't need it.
To: RKBA Democrat
I’ve never been quite sure what they mean by “savings” - is that money in the bank that I can lay my hands on, or is that my 401K? The first is less than 25K, the second is more. So am I a good kid, or a bad kid?
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posted on
05/05/2008 1:54:30 PM PDT
by
nina0113
(If fences don't work, why does the White House have one?)
To: RKBA Democrat
can you add me to your ping list?...thx in advance.
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posted on
05/05/2008 8:48:36 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: RKBA Democrat
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posted on
05/05/2008 9:38:15 PM PDT
by
nw_arizona_granny
( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1990507/posts?page=451 SURVIVAL, RECIPES, GARDENS, & INFO)
To: cherry
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posted on
05/06/2008 5:45:50 AM PDT
by
RKBA Democrat
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
To: RKBA Democrat; Hydroshock
Mr. Ramsey looks smarter every day! If you want to hear a good rant about gas prices, check out his show from Monday. At the beginning of the 2nd hour, he has a nice 10 minute rant.
He is correct about the “little man syndrom.”
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posted on
05/06/2008 8:11:11 AM PDT
by
CSM
(Kakistocracy: Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.)
To: CSM
I’m a big fan of Mr. Ramsey, although I think his recommendations could be better tailored to where people are at. For example, those folks who have never had much debt. I would argue that they don’t need exactly the same kind of approach.
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posted on
05/06/2008 12:57:21 PM PDT
by
RKBA Democrat
(Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!)
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