What would a sudden financial emergency be in your life? It could be a storm causing massive property damage to your home. It could also be something more personal, like […]
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Helping Young Adults Means More Than Writing a Check
Dear Carrie, Several years ago, I loaned my then 24-year-old son money to buy a car on the condition that he pay it back in monthly installments. Because of some […]
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Building a Financial Emergency Kit for Your Family
What would a sudden financial emergency be in your life? It could be a storm causing massive property damage to your home. It could also be something more personal, like […]
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Growing Summer Savings in the Garden
Have you ever thought about growing your own fruits and vegetables at home? For experienced gardeners, the cold months are when their imaginations get fired up; seed catalogs seem to […]
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Keeping Kids’ Sports Costs Under Control
Most parents put countless miles on the car driving kids back and forth from various practices and games throughout elementary and secondary school. As for the actual dollars behind all […]
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Do Asset Allocation and Diversification Still Work?
Dear Readers, Here we go again. Just when we thought we could put the worries of 2008 and its aftermath behind us, market volatility once again has individual investors spooked […]
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Making Phased Retirement Work for You
Phased retirement – a catchall term that describes a variety of part-time and reduced-hour work arrangements before leaving an employer for good – is gaining steam. But before you sign […]
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Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?
Dear Carrie: I’m thinking of refinancing my mortgage since I know interest rates are going up. Does it still make sense or have I missed the boat? — A Reader […]
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Keeping Your New Year’s Financial Resolutions
Whether you’re talking about diet, exercise or money, keeping New Year’s resolutions is challenging. A University of Scranton researcher noted that “weight loss” is the current reigning resolution, followed by […]
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What’s the Best Way to Choose a Guardian for Your Kids?
Dear Carrie: My husband and I can’t come to an agreement on whom to appoint as a guardian for our three young children. He says his brother, I say my […]