household finances: Top Three Financial Resolutions for the New Year - 12/26/09 12:17 PM
Make a New Year's Resolution to clean up your personal finances. Stick to a budget, live within your means, and put away savings every month. Below are the top three financial new year's resolutions. Make 2010 the year to stick to your financial new year's resolutions.
Do your personal finances need a tweak this year?
After two years of recession and an unemployment rate that topped 10 percent in 2009, it seems as though a little personal finance rebuilding might be in order.
But as we recover (slowly!) from the worst economy in decades, it’s a great opportunity to rethink … (2 comments)
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household finances: Setting Up a Household Budget: How to Make It Work for You - 11/01/08 01:27 PM
Summary: As the economy tightens, more Americans may be thinking about their household budgets. Household budgets include major expenses such as rent or mortgage payments, but also smaller costs such as cable television. How can you set up a household budget? In this Think Glink column, Ilyce talks about tracking daily expenses to see what you're spending. Ilyce's advice includes using a money tracking software program such as Quicken or Microsoft Money and tracking expenses throughout the seasons and ideally, constantly.
When setting up your household budget, you have to think about big-ticket items, such as how much should you spend … (5 comments)
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household finances: New Picture of Personal Finances Shows, in Case of Emergency, Two in Three “Household CFOs” Are at Risk - 08/14/08 03:29 PM
ATLANTA, Aug. 14, 2008 – A recent national survey of “Household CFOs” − people who are primarily responsible for the financial management of their household − reveals that a majority are not adequately prepared for short-term financial setbacks or long-term financial needs like retirement. In fact, 68 percent of households do not have emergency savings accounts, putting them at financial risk in the event of a crisis.The survey was conducted by Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Greater Atlanta, a national credit counseling agency that has been educating consumers on money and debt management, housing, and bankruptcy and foreclosure prevention since … (0 comments)
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