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1 Savvy ATM: What to Do With Your Bonus
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2 How Much Should I Put in My 401K?
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3 Are SavvySugar Readers Penny-Pinchers?
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4 French Women Don't Get Broke
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5 Savvy Savings Challenge: Give Up a Spendy Vice For Lent
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6 What Do You Think of Piggy Banks Made From Real Pigs?
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7 Savvy ATM: Your Money, Your Lifestyle
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8 It Pays to Ask . . . JetBlue For Your Money Back
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9 Savings 101: Shopping and Saving Black Friday and Beyond
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10 Saving Money Is Beyond Britney
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11 Savvy Q and A: What Percentage of Your Paycheck Do You Save?
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12 Reader Asks: What to Do With My Raise?
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13 Do You Know How to Get Your Save on?
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14 Money Tip: Try These 5 Savvy Weekend Saving Tips
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15 How Financially Literate Are You?
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16 What Do You Know About That Dolla Dolla Bill?
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17 Savvy Community: Readers Share Tips For College Savings
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18 What Expensive Habit Are You Willing to Give Up For Lent?
I got a bit of sticker shock recently as I drove into my local gas station to find that prices have risen above $4 a gallon. Thankfully I don't drive often (public transportation FTW!), but at those prices, it's enough to make a girl want to throw down for an expensive (but cost-saving) electric-hybrid car. You may not have the bankroll to change up your ride now, but in the meantime, check out Read more
A week full of savings can mean a lot of money in your pocket — but that's only if you stick to your budget on your weekends, too. Stay savvy and alert, and keep from spending more than you need to. To make it easier on you, follow these tips and come up with a weekend game plan that doesn't involve digging into your wallet again and again. Be Social and Cost-Saving — Plan a social activity Read more
A week full of savings can mean a lot of money in your pocket — but that's only if you stick to your budget on your weekends, too. Stay savvy and alert, and keep from spending more than you need to. To make it easier on you, follow these tips and come up with a weekend game plan that doesn't involve digging into your wallet again and again. Be Social and Cost-Saving — Plan a social activity Read more
Mo money, mo problems, but no money, no sleep and a lot of problems. We've all experienced a restless night of fretting over our finances and know the nightmare of losing control. Thankfully, if you can identify your source of financial stress, you can take the steps to protect yourself to make sure you can handle it and don't stay up late worrying. I recently asked readers to share their Read more
Remember the good ol' days when online saving accounts like ING and SmartyPig used to have really high interest rates? Well, those days are long past, what with SmartyPig's rate lowering to 1.1 percent starting June 15 (its third drop in just nine months) and ING's rate coming in at a measly one percent. SmartyPig's CEO says the reduction in rate is a result of a change in its business model, Read more
Do you think you're financially ready enough to suddenly face a $2,000 bill? According to research by the National Bureau of Economic Research, almost half of the people polled say they can't come up with funds to pay off an unexpected $2,000 expense. The amount is an estimate of real-life emergencies like "an unanticipated major car repair, a large copayment on a medical expense, legal expenses, Read more
Why on earth should you save for retirement? Read what OnSugar blog Beauty and the Budget has to say about saving for your golden years. For a young woman in her mid twenties, saving for retirement can seem like a distant, abstract concept. Personally, I tend to save for short term rewards, like a summer vacation. But for those things that are far off — even further away than marriage and Read more
This post was shared by reader aliciatx in our Ask Savvy group. Weigh in with your suggestions in the comments below. I've been really tempted lately to take all the savings I've worked so hard to save and pay off all my debt. My debt is only two kinds — student loans and a car loan. The amount of the debt is overwhelming to me, and I technically have enough in savings to pay it all off, but Read more
It's a common misconception that the weekend is when we let loose and splurge. But that fancy sandwich you bought on your lunch break Monday, the cup of coffee you buy every morning, and the magazines you can’t resist purchasing on your way home from work have a tendency to add up, making your week more expensive than necessary. Check out these stories for how to stay budget-conscience Read more
Lent starts tomorrow and even if you aren't Christian, it's a good opportunity to give up a spendy vice along with your practicing peers. There are plenty of activities you can choose to give up such as eating out, shopping, grooming services, driving to work, or simple giving up lattes. The little saving tricks add up — I remember just bringing my lunch to work every day in one week saved me a Read more
