Transform Your Future with 1% Changes
Transcript: Too often, we see change as a mountain, and we neglect to take the first step. Forget the big picture. Progress is made in small day-to-day efforts....
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Saving is fun
Money in the bank brings freedom, peace of mind, and the ability to fully enjoy the everyday.
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What Is an Emergency Savings Fund, and Why Is It Important?
An emergency savings fund (aka rainy-day savings) is money you put away to help you deal with unplanned problems. Most people are good at dealing with planned...
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What Is a Savings Account, and How Does It Work?
What is a savings account, and how does it work? A savings account is a place to put money you don’t want to spend right away. Typically, money is put into...
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How much money should I have in my emergency savings?
Stash Savings is designed to create an emergency fund (aka rainy-day savings), which is key to a less stressful (and more hopeful) financial life. You can earn...
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Ranking the 49 Best Money Books of All Time
Immersing yourself in a money book can be a great step towards making positive changes in your life. Books allow you to step into someone else’s line of...
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Seven Savings Challenges to Beef Up Your Nest Egg
For most people, saving money is a bit of a drag. Delaying gratification isn’t exactly the most exciting proposition. To help you get motivated, consider a...
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Saving for College in Washington State
Over the last twenty years the cost for tuition at public national universities has risen more than 170%. With the cost of college rising year over year, many...
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11 Practical Ways to Use Psychology to Be Better with Money
Whether you are good with money isn’t about IQ, it’s about behavior. Your behavior is influenced by how and what you think. Here are 11 ways you can use...
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Vacations in the Age of Coronavirus: An Opportunity for Savings
As we get a taste of summer, it is hard not to daydream about summer vacations. The problem is: it is difficult to plan with all the uncertainty in the world....
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Pick a Savings Challenge and Beef Up your Piggy Bank
We all know saving money is something we should do but often we view it as a chore to get around to “someday.” So, to get motivated, why not start a savings...
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7 Things to Start Saving for Now Even If You Won’t Buy Them for Months
How far do you plan? Are you a spur the moment person or have you already mapped out the next five years? If you’re more the former rather than the latter,...
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Is This Japanese Budgeting System a Game Changer for Your Finances?
In 2019 KonMari was all the craze in the US. Playing off the idea of minimalism, KonMari is a personal organization system that emphasizes only keeping...
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