Money

One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.

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The Power of Compound Interest

Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.

Keeping Up with the Joneses

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How Big is Money?

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  Savings and Cash Flow

  Savings is a critical tool to ensure positive cash flow in your personal finances.

  Your Financial Family Tree

  What lessons can you learn from your family members, and what can they learn from you?

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  Here are some simple and inexpensive energy-saving tips that may help you save money.

  Financial Fixes: Get Out of the Minimum Payment Vortex

  Find out how to pay off your credit cards and protect your paycheck so you can live more confidently.

  Money Matters: Why it Pays to be Financially Responsible

  Responsible money management is often a foreign concept to teens that is complicated and confusing. Yet, if they learn how to save and be financially responsible early, they can protect themselves in the future.

  4 Easy Ways to Turn the Next Generation into Savvy Savers

  In times like these—nearly a decade after the Great Recession and in the midst of the current crisis—teaching your kids the value of a dollar is more critical than ever.

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• Videos

  Surprise! You’ve Got Money!

  Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.

  Keeping Up with the Joneses

  Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?

  The Cost of Procrastination

  Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

  The Latte Lie and Other Myths

  Do you know these three personal finance sayings?

  The Power of Compound Interest

  Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.

  Student Loan Protection

  Learn why protecting your student loan payments is an important aspect of your income protection strategy.

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