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.
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 Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
U.S. Personal Savings Rate
What can be learned from the savings rate?
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill
How long does a $20 bill last?
Countering Counterfeit Currency
Combating counterfeiting remains core to preserving the integrity of the nation’s money.
Father Knows Best
Financial behaviors you learned from dad may be influencing your own confidence in managing money.
8 Financial Lessons from the Big (and Little) Screen
Financial lessons from movies and TV.
The Twelve Steps to Living Confidently: Goals
A step-by-step plan to become more financially and emotionally confident can make this year awesome.
The Five Basics of Financial Literacy
How literate are you when it comes to your finances? Brush up with these five basics.
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Surprise! You’ve Got Money!
Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.
The Latte Lie and Other Myths
Do you know these three personal finance sayings?
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 Power of Compound Interest
Learn how to harness the power of compound interest for your investments.
Once Upon a Goal
Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.
The Cost of Procrastination
Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.