Tighter Times Call For Tighter Purse Strings
Do you live in a financial haze, not really knowing what money’s coming in and where it’s going? Does it all seem to just disappear?
Do you live in a financial haze, not really knowing what money’s coming in and where it’s going? Does it all seem to just disappear?
Money…who needs it? You do, that’s who.
For many families, the pressure to do a lot of “holiday shopping” adds an additional financial burden on family budgets that are already stretched too thin.
Why is it that the word “Budget” seems to create such fear in so many people? It’s as if using one will take all the fun out of life because it’s some sort of draconian money management scheme that ties up all your money. Fortunately setting up a personal budget is not that complicated and if done correctly it can free up money to the point that it looks like you are getting a raise.
More than a few individuals have commented on the future of the Social Security program. Even the GAO has had a few things to say about it…almost none of it good