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How to Use a Sinking Fund to Stay on Budget and Target Your Savings
When Nora Martin was expecting her first child, she wasn’t going to let all the many baby costs bring her…
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My Rich Girlfriend Expects a Man to Pay for Everything
Dear Penny, I recently ran across your column about the boyfriend who wanted his girlfriend to pay his bills, which…
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Is the Automated Neobank Right for You?
In the span of two and a half years self-described “bad saver” Matt Wiley managed to save $4,300 without thinking…
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Should I Pay My Boyfriend’s Bills if I Only Visit on Weekends?
Dear Penny, My boyfriend of almost two years has recently asked me to start paying the electric and water bills…
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Take Control of Your Finances With ‘My Money My Way’
Managing money efficiently may seem like largely a numbers game. You’ve got to earn a certain amount of income to…
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Take Control of Your Finances With ‘My Money My Way’
Managing money efficiently may seem like largely a numbers game. You’ve got to earn a certain amount of income to…
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I Can’t Afford a Divorce Lawyer. Am I Stuck With My Wife Forever?
Dear Penny, I will have been married for 30 years in July 2022. My wife and I haven’t been intimate…
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I’m So Frugal I Make My Own Toothpaste, So Why Am I Always Broke?
Dear Penny, College was a struggle for me. As a student with a learning disability, I struggled and school took…
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The Penny Hoarder’s Top Budgeting Stories of 2021
As life slowly crept back to normal in 2021 following the financial chaos and uncertainty of the year before, we…
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How to Set Financial Intentions — Instead of Resolutions — for 2022
When’s the last time you kept one of your New Year’s resolutions? While the motivation to lose weight, learn a…
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