The hard truth about saving the rural economy
From the New York Times: Can rural America be saved? There are 60 million people, almost one in five Americans, living on farms, in hamlets and in small towns across the … Read more
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After 12 months of tracking, I’m finally saving money
by Patriankka I’ve been tracking since September 2017. On a paper. Being aware how many times I go to grocery store and how much I spend on crap I don’t … Read more
Daylight saving is expensive and horrible…
From Forbes: I grew up in one of a handful of admittedly sun-drenched US places that don’t observe Daylight Saving Time, but the cycle of ‘Spring Forward, Fall Back’ (a phrase apparently first … Read more
Credit Card Debt vs. Saving Money Dilemma!
by notlachargers I’m 28 years old, make $65k a year ($3,800 take home monthly) and live with my girlfriend in Los Angeles, CA. My company matches my 401k contribution every … Read more
Instead of saving up for a house, I’m thinking of going 80% part time to enjoy an additional day off every week. Is that crazy?
by Horg Hi, Currently I make about €4400 gross a month working as a geologist (salaried employment. THP is €2620). I don’t live in a big city, so monthly expenses … Read more
Will the 200MA be the saving grace for the market once again?
by bigbear0083 Just wanted to put this out for discussion. Thursday was only the 3rd time over the past 2 1/2 years that the SPX (S&P 500 Index) closed under … Read more
Learning about budgeting and saving money in high school
by edisch I graduated high school a little less than two years ago and have managed to save a comfortable amount towards my financial goals following a few principles: Do everything … Read more
Mike Maloney: “Why Is Saving for Retirement Now Impossible?”
by Alexander Trigaux, Editor, GoldSilver Mike Maloney’s father had passbook savings accounts (those are his actual passbooks in the video) that returned 13.1%. Mike Maloney had passbook savings accounts that … Read more
Robinhood vs other brokers and saving money by paying commissions.
by ron_leflore I see a lot of Robinhood discussion, and I noticed something the other day, so I thought I’d post here. There’s an SEC rule that says that when … Read more
Woman fined $500 for saving free airline snack
From Fox News: A Colorado woman is facing a $500 fine from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for saving a free apple she received as a snack from Delta Air … Read more
Meanwhile in France: Soldiers Arrested After Saving Woman from Robbery
by Chris Black Three off-duty French soldiers were arrested and detained by police after saving a woman from robbery. This is how France (and other EU countries, like the UK) … Read more
The 50 Most Important Life-Saving Breakthroughs in History
by visualcapitalist For most of civilized history, life expectancy fluctuated in the 30 to 40 year range. Child mortality was all too common, and even for those that made it to … Read more
For a US economy that has a razor-thin cushion of saving, dependence on rising asset prices has never been more obvious
The Myth of Sound Fundamentals The recent correction in the US stock market is now being characterized as a fleeting aberration – a volatility shock – in what is still … Read more
Technology backfire: Instead of webcam consultations saving doctors’ time, they are actually costing MORE time due to technical problems
by: David Williams (Natural News) Good intentions haven’t been enough to convince both patients and doctors in the U.K. that online consultations are the way of the future, according to a … Read more
Inside The Punk Savings Rate: It's Probably Negative For The Bottom 70%
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Or what the averages are hiding. We will start with income and see what’s left over, and for whom. Personal income increased by 4.1% in December from … Read more