Savings
How Do You Teach Your Kids to Save Money?
Your kids should become healthy skeptics when it comes to spending money, and learn how to save money, to boot! Here’s how you can help get them s…
Work Disruption Can Lead to Bills Piling Up
It's the end of the month, and money's tight. How to cut down on your costs? We've got a few suggestions...
FoolProof Saving: How to Save Successfully
For many Americans, the suggestion of having three to six months of savings in an emergency fund is daunting. Ideally, it would be great to have that …
Are You Prepared for a Loss of Income?
Isn't it funny that we just can't bear to think about the unthinkable? What would you do if you lost your job or suffered a pay cut? Here are some t…
About to Lose Income? Tips to Weather the Storm
Have you ever considered how a loss of income will impact your finances? It's not something that many people want to think about, but
it’s bette…
Is Borrowing from Your 401k Smart?
It is an increasing trend! And boy is it tempting. But is it smart? Probably not, if you wish to retire (soon)...
Do You (Really) Need a Financial Advisor?
Plan your financial plan: When does a financial advisor makes sense, and when does it cost you more?
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Begin the New Year with These Tips
At the start of a new year, many people traditionally set goals/resolutions for things they would like to improve upon during the year. Aside from imp…
What Is a 401(k) Plan?
A 401(k) plan in laymen's terms is a saving plan for retirement, offered by your employer. There’s a lot to 401(k)’s, so it is probably makes se…
Where Should You Save Your Money?
Have you been saving your money? If so, what type of account are you putting it in? There are many choices. In this report we look at typical savings …
Financial Planning for the Year Ahead
Tips for wrapping up this year and getting a jump start on the next.
The end of the year is fast approaching and many people are thinking of things o…
Is It Impossible Getting Teens to Save?
Getting in the savings habit early will change a teenager's life. FoolProof has some enjoyable tips to get that habit going, right now.
5 Financial New Years Resolutions You Should Definitely Consider
Each year millions of people plan and prepare to usher in the New Year with better habits, yet it is estimated that only 8% of individuals who set New…
Three Keys to Managing Your Money-Do You Use Them?
What are your financial goals? Longer-term goals may include buying a home, saving for your children's college education, or planning and investing fo…
Don’t Let Coronavirus Make Your Savings Sick
Why a Personal Savings Plan Is Important and Tips for Getting Started
How much Americans save—or don't save—has been in the news since th…
Saving for Retirement? Comparing Traditional and Roth IRAs
Individual retirement accounts, known as IRAs, are popular tax-advantaged vehicles for saving for retirement. Although there are actually 11 different…
Are You Kidding? You're Not Thinking About Retirement Yet?
What's your vision of retirement? Freedom to do what you want? Travel? Fishing?
"Retirement" is about having the freedom to control your own life whe…
Stashing Money Away for Good Times Down the Road
Who wants to be worrying about money all the time?
Nobody does.
That's why right now you need to start building a lifetime habit of saving money. Bu…
Make the Most of Your Financial Resolutions
What are your financial resolutions? Most people want to save more, spend less, and pay down debt, according to a recent survey from Fidelity. These a…
How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Are you or your family living right up to your income? Or perhaps you are going a bit beyond your income to make ends meet—running up credit car…