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12 ways to save on groceries during inflation

12 ways to save on groceries during inflation

Having a strategy in place before you go shopping can save you big at the grocery store. In times of rising inflation, one area where consumers feel the pinch the most is in their grocery bills. And the price increases disproportionately affect lower-income families who spend a larger portion of their budgets on food. In […]

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Would you prefer to have $1 million cash right now or a penny that doubles every day for 30 days?

National Be a Millionaire Day on May 20th each year celebrates the idea of being a millionaire. Very few of us haven’t imagined what it would be like to be a millionaire. If you happen to be one of the few, this holiday is for you. And also for those of us who like to imagine

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Life insurance is not for saving

Stop buying life insurance as a savings strategy. Stop buying it as a tax-deferral vehicle for retirement savings. Stop spending thousands of dollars a month on life insurance premiums, at least until you read the rest of this column. Life insurance is not a retirement savings strategy. Why do we buy life insurance? ​ A

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Bestselling book’s financial promises don’t add up

Pamela Yellen’s New York Times best-seller, “Bank on Yourself,” made a splash by promising to help people build their wealth even as their investments were losing value. In the aftermath of the housing crash, the book seemed to throw a lifeline to consumers whose financial security was suddenly under threat and who were desperate for

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