Posted on September 28, 2008 by barrygardens
Today I wanted to write about how it is going to impact on our current retirement account value. As I was researching what others have written. I noticed that my favorite blog Ethical Money Talk has already written about this topic very nicely. So instead of writing about the same topic again, I decided to discuss with the blog author and took his permission to present that blog post here for your benefit.
Blog Post from Ethical Money Blog:
Many of my friends are worried now as they can’t retire early now. Are you in the same shoes? Even if you are not, here are some good tips which I recommend to every one:
Tip#1: Whatever your current condition is, if you can add more money to your 401(K) account, then keep doing it. You should not stop looking your future just because the current financial crisis. You should look at the long term of your retirement account and it is the right strategy not to change your current contribution to your retirement account.
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Posted on September 21, 2008 by barrygardens
Today I wanted to write about the impact of recent bank failure and bailout incidents in US and how it is impacting us. Before I started writing, I decided to check out if any one has written on the same topic earlier. Guess what, I found a very good article written by another blogger.
Instead of writing something which is already well written, I decided to share this blog post today with every one.
Here is the brief of this blog post with a link if you want to read the full article:
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Posted on September 5, 2008 by barrygardens
I have already shared with you five insider secrets of money management and you can read about these secrets in the earlier posts. Here comes the last part of this series:
Secret#6: Pay your bills on time
Do you know that your credit history is built on your financial behavior?
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Posted on September 1, 2008 by barrygardens
I shared two secrets in that earliest post. Now I am sharing three more here for your benefit:
Secret#3: Know your financial networth and develop a realistic budget
Have you ever taken a stock of what you own and what is the worth of your assets? If not done ever, it’s the time to do it now. [...]
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