Money

One of the keys to a sound financial strategy is spending less than you take in, and then finding a way to put your excess to work. A money management approach involves creating budgets to understand and make decisions about where your money is going. It also involves knowing where you may be able to put your excess cash to work.

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Here's a crash course on saving for college.

The Big Pause

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Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.

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  Whatever your relationship with your car, it may eventually come time for a new one. Familiarize yourself with your options.

  Budget Check Up: Tax Time Is the Right Time

  Tax preparation may be the perfect time to give the household budget a check-up.

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  Learn about the dangers of internet fraud with this highly educational and fun “pulp” comic.

  Making a Charitable Contribution

  There are benefits and limitations when you decide to donate stock.

  Life and Death of a Twenty Dollar Bill

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  Countering Counterfeit Currency

  Combating counterfeiting remains core to preserving the integrity of the nation’s money.

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• Videos

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  Do you know how to set up your financial goals for success? This knight does.

  How Cash Apps Work

  Peer-to-peer payment apps are one of the newest ways to send money.

  The Cost of Procrastination

  Procrastination can be costly. When you get a late start, it may be difficult to make up for lost time.

  Surprise! You’ve Got Money!

  Here’s a quick guide to checking to see if you have unclaimed money.

  Keeping Up with the Joneses

  Lifestyle inflation can be the enemy of wealth building. What could happen if you invested instead of buying more stuff?

  The Latte Lie and Other Myths

  Check out this video to begin separating fact from fiction.

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