By Tamela Saulsberry I have received quite a few emails from readers requesting that I go into more detail on the term “found money” strategies. I was introduced to this term long ago from my days as a financial advisor. Found money is anything that you can add back into the inflow side of your […]
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Year-end checks and balances Improve your chances of financial freedom in 2012 by planning now
Whether or not the last 334 days or so have been turbulent, static or somewhere in between, one thing is for sure, December begets a host of consistencies: holiday traditions, religious celebrations, frigid temperatures, bitter or sweet reflections and an opportunity to tie up loose ends around your personal economy. Even though our elected officials […]
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Budgets are so yesterday – Do your homework and make a spending plan instead
Rigid, inflexible and controlling defines the primitive budget. So from this moment forward, let’s render it obsolete. Conscious, smart, and resourceful defines the contemporary spending plan and it is here to stay. The spending plan’s rules of engagement are far less inflexible compared to the antiquated budget. Having a spending plan is really about being […]
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Treat your two percent right
Under the current tax law, more than 150 million Americans are “enjoying” more take-home pay these days because of the payroll tax reduction. Social Security as you knew it was reduced from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent for those who earn up to $106,800. So in real numbers, if you make $50,000 per year, you […]