Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, our new weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps.
Today we tell you the five things you need to know if your end goal is retiring a millionaire. Sound like a pipe dream? It’s not if you start early enough.
Think you [...]
I may be late to the party but I only just learned that Microsoft has discontinued its game-changing Money software. I’ve been using Money for years to track my spending, retirement allotments, taxable investments, and savings accounts all in one tidy package. But unfortunately for me and Microsoft, the advent of free budgeting websites has [...]
National Save for Retirement Week is coming up (October 18-24) to urge Americans to beef up their savings accounts for the long haul. Those who have the longest amount of time before retiring stand to gain the most by investing early (thanks to the wonders of compounding interest), so it’s particularly important that young people [...]
The stock market has had a couple of good weeks in a row but unless you’re invested in it, the recovery isn’t doing you much good. If you haven’t a clue about where to start in the stock market, Morningstar.com’s Investing Classroom offers a bunch of free online tutorials to teach you the basics about [...]
Whether you’re starting a new job or moving to another state, it can be hard to set up a budget when you don’t know how much of your paycheck you get to take home after taxes and deductions.
PaycheckCity.com’s Net Pay Calculator takes the guesswork out. It’s a particularly useful tool if, for example, your job [...]
If you’re like most people, you daydream about retirement as the ultimate reward for giving your all throughout your career. Whether you envision a beachside home, investing more time and money in your hobbies, or globetrotting, you probably are counting on a rosy financial picture to buoy your dreams.
It’s like what Michael Scott once said [...]
A new study from Princeton University suggests that feeling financially stable is as important a factor for happiness among women as having a high income.
Tayla Miron-Shatz, a researcher at Princeton’s Center for Health and Well-Being, surveyed nearly 1,000 women of various ages and incomes about relationships, work, finances, and overall well-being. Participants were also asked [...]
In the last 12 months the Dow has dropped 38%, the NASDAQ has fallen 37%, and the Bernie Madoff Index is down 100%. Chances are you’re not feeling very inclined to put any of your hard-earned money into the stock market, and that’s understandable. But before you stick all your assets into a high-yield savings account, The New York Times recommends taking a look at your overall financial picture.