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Help Mom Build Wealth for Mother’s Day

She's spent your whole life investing herself in you. Doesn't she deserve financial security for herself?

Your mother has probably spent your entire life investing in you. Mother’s Day is a…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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Financial Woes: Workers are Saving too Little to Retire

New survey reveals Americans are not enough retirement dollars.

Fifty-seven percent of surveyed Americans reported less than $25,000 in savings and investments.

By Gerren Keith Gaynor

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4 Ways Abstinence Can Save You Money

If you can stay disciplined, abstinence might help keep your finances in order

Single folks might have a new way to save money: abstinence.

By Kenny Pugh

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Take control of debt. “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” —Proverbs 22:7

Should You Focus On Reducing Debt, Saving Or Investing?

It's a trick question: Everything you do with your money is an investment. But debt reduction is one of the best you can make, with guaranteed returns.

Should you focus on debt reduction, saving or investing? It’s a trick question. Everything you…

By Alfred Edmond, Jr.

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Black Blogger Month: Double Saving Divas, Shopping with a Purpose

Twins Tai and Tarin Perry preach the importance of saving and budgeting to the person who needs it most—you

With Double Saving Divas, twin entrepreneurs Tai and Tarin Perry provide people of color with…

By Aliya Ewing

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Get paid up front. This sometimes depends on the nature of your freelancing, but it’s good to either get full or at least part of your fees up front. You can weed out serious inquiries on work that way and avoid wasting time and money in your freelancing efforts.

The Right Way to Use Coupons for Big Savings

The process can be worth the time investment to cut costs

Here are four tips on how to work those coupon savings in your favor.

By Sheiresa Ngo

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7 Simple Facts About Saving Money

How much do you know about saving for a rainy day? Here are seven facts you need to know from AmericaSavesWeek.org

How much do you know about saving for a rainy day? Here are seven facts…

By Sheiresa Ngo

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A Savings Lesson Well Learned

Parental tough love set Emmanuel Twum on the path to responsible spending

One of the toughest lessons Emmanuel Twum learned his freshman year in college had nothing…

By LaToya M. Smith

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MoneyTips for New College Grads

Five ways to manage your cash so you’re equipped for the “real world”

When Sharece Hall, 25, was a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology, she, like…

By Brittany Hutson

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Playing Catch-Up

To reach their retirement goals, Lee and Tayo Ferguson must save more and spend less

Lee and Tayo Ferguson have all the trappings of middle-class success: two stable careers, a…

By Carolyn M. Brown

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