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Thought coupons were a thing of the past? Think again. Online coupons alone have had a 360% increase in usage in the US. Want to know what types of coupons are used most? Or what city uses the most coupons? Read on:
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Link reblogged from Cash Genie
Your current account is the basis for all your financial transactions, so it makes sense to look around for the best deal
Virtually every adult in the UK has a current account of one sort or another, and these accounts make up a vast majority of high street banks’ business. Yet while customers…
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This morning, while stopping for a fix of my drug of choice, caffeine, I decided to calculate how much I was spending on my overpriced soy latte in big-picture terms. I figure, if I’m grabbing one before work every day, and each one costs me $4.15, then that’s got to be putting a pretty big…
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Photo reblogged from Kiplinger's
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Link reblogged from A Businesskid On A Cloud
As naive consumers become the new ammo for corporate profits, can anyone really afford anymore to be a ditz about finance? Is the American dream even possible anymore without a basic knowledge of investing?
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As mentioned in Part 1, money issues ruin more relationships than any other problems! While divorce can be among the most ruinous financial moves anyone can make, shared financial goals and a coordinated financial program can create huge success and lasting satisfaction. No issue is as…
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Whether you are in a committed relationship, engaged, newly married, or a veteran spouse, you probably have experienced at least some tension around money in your relationship. I think we all know this: Money wrecks more relationships than any other single issue! A good, healthy financial…
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The decision to save money is both a personal as well as a financial choice. Very often people may find themselves stuck between what they want to do (i.e. save on a regular basis) and what they think they can afford to do. Saving money may be considered a luxury by some people who don’t feel…
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Photo reblogged from Thrillafest
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Kids are raking in an average of $15 a week in allowance, according to a recent survey. But money earned isn’t money saved, and a majority of parents say their kids are spending their allowance just as quickly as they receive it.
While children generally receive a larger allowance the older they get, the average across all ages is $780 a year, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs. That’s enough to buy an iPad and an iPod Touch, or an XBox 360 with 10 video games. In just four years, a diligent saver could buy their first clunker to drive their friends around.
But, as the survey found, allowance money is rarely saved. Parents say most of their kids’ allowance is quickly spent on outings with friends or toys.
The AICPA’s survey found that 61% of parents pay an allowance, and more than half of them starting making these payments to their kids by the time they’re eight years old. Yet only 1% of parents say their child ever saves any of that money.
Part of the problem: More parents teach their kids about good manners, eating habits, and grades than money management. Eighty-one percent of parents say they’ve discussed managing money with their kids, compared to 95% who discuss good manners, 87% who discuss good eating habits and grades, and 84% who discuss the dangers of drugs and alcohol, the survey found.
Kids average $15 a week in allowance
My latest for CNNMoney
