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My Employer Forgot to Fund My 401(k) for 4 Years
Dear Penny, I am a nanny who is paid legally. I’m almost 53 years old. I have been with a…
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What Is a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) and How Do They Work?
Your heart is in the right place, but you might be doing it wrong. Americans love charitable giving. About 69%…
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Ford to Fund Its EV Efforts in Part by Laying Off 8000 Workers
An anonymous source told Bloomberg on Wednesday that Ford is planning to cut as many as 8000 jobs from its…
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Was I Wrong to Give My Daughter’s College Fund to a Relative?
Dear Penny, When my daughter didn’t go to college even after taking a “gap year,” I used her college fund…
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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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Things Break. How to Make Sure Your Emergency Fund Can Cover Them
Your washing machine. Your car. Your front tooth. If any of those broke right now, would you be able to…
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How to Start an Emergency Fund From Scratch
When your tire blows out on the highway, you fracture your ankle on vacation or you experience a layoff, having…
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You Might Need a 12 Month Emergency fund — Here’s How to Get It
What seemed like a reasonable goal for an emergency fund — three to six months’ worth of expenses — no…
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Should You Save for a 12-Month Emergency Fund? Here’s How to Decide
The conventional advice for how much money you should have saved in your emergency fund used to be three to…
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Things Break. How to Make Sure Your Emergency Fund Can Cover Them
Your washing machine. Your car. Your front tooth. If any of those broke right now, would you be able to…
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