retirement savings

Saving for Retirement (and Other Long-Term Goals) on a Variable Income

Posted August 11, 2009 - 06:00 by Nora Dunn

Entrepreneurship, Investment

retirement life

A variable income coupled with fixed expenses is tricky to manage. In this article you will find a five-step strategy that allows you to save effectively for retirement, take advantage of automatic savings and dollar cost averaging, all the while not over-taxing your bank account on lower-income months.

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Getting by on a lot less money: 3 ways it's easier than you think

Posted June 19, 2009 - 09:19 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

Bend in railroad tracks

I spent my whole adult life trying to figure out how to get by on a lot less money, because I wanted to be a full-time writer and knew that it wouldn't pay enough to support the lifestyle I was living. Now that I've made the transition, I can see that I was worrying needlessly--there are three sources of big savings that come along almost automatically when you start to get by on a lot less money.

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Left a job? Do a rollover.

Posted March 23, 2008 - 03:02 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

Your previous job is no place to leave your retirement savings

I saw this poster on the window of a store-front brokerage firm office near the grocery store.  Although the firm in question has an obvious self-interest in getting you to consolidate your investments with them, the underlying message is a good one.

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