Baby Boomers Financially Unprepared For Potential Disability
Most baby boomers say they are financially unprepared for a potential disability.
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Help new parents understand family money
Becoming a new parent is daunting at the best of times and money is just one of the balls that families have to juggle. Anything which helps to explain the money that parents and their children are entitled to is very welcome and should help create a deeper understanding of family finances.
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Sad Shoppers Spend More
Depressed, sad people spend more money than those in good mood.
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Why Even Momentary Sadness Increases Spending
How you are feeling has an impact on your routine economic transactions and personal financial spending, whether you are aware of this effect or not.
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Can Severe Personal Debt Lead To Mental Illness?
Personal debt is a growing problem, but is an even greater problem for those that suffer mental illness for a variety of reasons.
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Debt Concerns And Impact On Mental Health
Due to overspending and debt more people reporting being able to less manage their mental health and stress level.
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Newspapers Examine Use Of Health Savings Accounts
Editorials address health savings accounts.
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Healthy Lifestyle Leads To Increased Financial Savings
People who lead healthier lifestyles can reduce their health care costs by nearly $200 annually.
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One In Five Americans Say They Can't Afford Needed Health Care
Nearly one in five U.S. adults ' more than 40 million people ' report they do not have adequate access to the health care they need.
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Research Shows Dramatic Savings For Medicaid
New research proves that a dose of hands-on health care training can transform parents' abilities to care for common childhood ailments at home and save Medicaid millions of dollars annually.
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About 63% Of US Residents Paying More For Health Care
About 63% of U.S. residents reported paying higher health care costs this year than they did in 2006.
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High Cost Of Care Causing Financial Strain For Farmers, Ranchers
The high cost of health care premiums and out-of-pocket expenses are causing financial difficulties for more than 25% of family farmers and ranchers.
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Patients Arrange Interest-Free Loans For Services Typically Not Covered By Health Insurance
Zero-interest financing has increased in popularity in a big-ticket consumer market: doctors' and dentists' offices.
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Shaky Financial Ground Awaits Many American Retirees
Notre Dame professor examines the risks working age Americans face due to the move from traditional pension plans toward individual investment accounts like 401(k)s.
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Which Patients Can Afford To Pay Medical Bills?
For-profit hospitals are having an increasingly difficult time determining which patients are able to pay their medical bills as private health insurers shift more costs to members.
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Cutting Social Security Benefits: What's In Your Wallet?
American seniors need Social Security. It's a simple truth often lost in the political and philosophical debate swirling around "entitlement reform."
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How Do People Get into Debt?
Some people find that debt hit them when they lost their job, or experienced a medical issue that resulted in the inability to work or excessive medical expenses. Others think debt has sort of "snuck up" on them, for casually using credit cards for little purchases that they didn't have the cash to pay for.
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American Social Security System Is in A Death Spiral
Life expectancy into the 80s is a killer to retirement plans that pay certain benefits for life, such as pensions and Social Security.
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American Adults Still Expect To Retire With a Pension
Pensions are still regarded as a safety net for retirement and nearly half of all non-retired adult Americans expect to retire with a pension.
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Significant Tax Benefits for Parents of Children With Learning Disabilities
Parents and guardians of children in the United States suffering from learning disabilities (LD) often qualify for considerable tax deductions.
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Identity Theft: How To Protect Your Tax Information
During tax preparation or any time one deals with personal finance Identity Theft needs to be taken into consideration, and your accountant or the tax preparer should be careful as identity theft cases on the rise.
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Tax Benefits For Parents
"Jackson Hewitt Tax Time Tips." This week's tips highlight several tax issues worth considering by parents.
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Tax Tips That You Need to Know
Texas CPAs Explain How Service Industry Workers Need to Report Their Income in Taxes.
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Setting Financial Goals for the New Year
The first step in managing your personal finance is establishing financial goals.
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Are Unsecured Personal Loans Good For Home Improvements?
Unsecured personal loans are really a flexible source of financing. Do they have what is needed to finance a home improvement project?
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Prevent a budget blow out with CHOICE'S shopping tips
Keep the post Christmas budget blues at bay with these yuletide shopping tips.
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Christmas Shopping - Malls and Your Budget?
Beware of shopping malls this Christmas season as you do your Christmas Shopping. Malls are designed to keep consumers shopping longer and spending more money.
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Buyer's Remorse? How About Not-Buying Remorse?
Now or never situations create a notable exception to buyer's remorse. Instead, consumers are more likely to experience immediate regret for not making the purchase.
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Increasing Healthcare Costs Hurting Household Financial Savings
Americans who experienced higher health costs report these increases negatively affect household finances as health care costs continue to rise.
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What Does Your Credit Report Really Say About You?
Your credit report may have surprising content, look for the 5 key problems in your credit report.
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More Internet Users May Be Taking Phishing Bait Than Thought
Phishers send email to Internet users, spoofing legitimate enterprises such as eBay, financial institutions and even government agencies in an attempt to dupe people into surrendering private information.
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Debt - What's The Problem?
More than 1.7 million people in UK have debt repayment problems. People either don't want to think about personal finance or have a deluded view of their own financial capability.
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Financial Safety Tips When Traveling
Save the receipts of all your purchases, and compare them against your financial statements when you return.
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Build Your Credit History: Know How Credit Works
A negative credit history, or none at all, could mean being turned down for a mortgage or loan and should be one of your main goals in personal finance.
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Building a Good Credit History Is More Important Than You Think
Bad credit history could cause refusal of a loan, higher interest rates or rent of an appartment.
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Inflation Top Concern of Consumers
Only one third of all consumers expect their personal financial situation to improve, with a rising number that expect inflation to offset any wage gains they receive during the year ahead.
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Financial Health of Americans on the Rise
Worry relating to personal finances and stress over financial matters are improving.
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Students Graduate with Diplomas, but Little Knowledge of 'Real World' Finances
Parents want more classroom instruction on personal finance.
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Home Loan Tips: Avoid Mortgage Troubles, Other Pangs of Rising Interest Rates
9 house loan tips to prevent mortgage problems and avoid foreclosure.
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Can Faith Help You Achieve Financial Freedom?
Wealth is not in your money, wealth is in your mind and soul. It's measured by what you own, not what you earn.
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