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As Louisiana Braces For Tropical Storm Barry, Heres What You Should Put In Your Financial Go-bag

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A driver’s license, passport, Social Security card or birth certificate are just some of the things you need to pack. ... Read more

Growing Up With FIRE: These Adults On The Path To Early Retirement Share Lessons From Their Frugal Parents

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Some people recognized the qualities of FIRE long before it was a movement. Read more

Baby Chaser Index Tracks Boomers Who Move To Be Near Grandchildren

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Where millennials lead, their parents and grandparents may follow. Read more

This Flight Attendant Has Enough Money Saved To Retire At 44, But She Wants To Keep Working

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She hit her ‘FIRE number,’ saving 25 times her cost of living Read more

How These Parents Are Raising Frugal Kids As They Attempt To Achieve FIRE

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Parents shooting for early retirement on how to raise children — and your savings ratio. Read more

Upgrade: This Couple Retired At 31 With $1 Million — Heres Exactly How Much They Earned, Spent And Saved To Do It

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Want to retire early? How “going against the grain” allowed this FIRE couple to ditch their jobs and travel the worl... Read more

The Most Painless Way To Never Missing Late Payments On Your Personal Loans

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A new study looks at how to make sure you stay out of the red. Read more

Encore: Why So Many Households Find It Difficult To Cover A $400 Emergency Expense

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Without such a buffer, it’s pretty hard to save for retirement. Read more

Kamala Harris Says Credit Scores Should Include Rent, Cell Phones And Utilities

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Legislation to reform how credit scores are created has received bipartisan support. Read more

Anyone With Disposable Income Can Retire Early, This Filmmaker Says

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‘Playing with FIRE’ follows a couple looking to spend more time with their daughter, and cut their working lives. ... Read more

3 In 4 Older Parents Make This Financially Disastrous Mistake

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New study finds that when parents who help struggling adult children, “these decisions may not result in the best fina... Read more

A FIRE Case Study: Can This Reddit User With $2 Million Invested And Thousands More In Cash Retire Early?

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The single 40-year-old makes six-figures, but can’t stand his job anymore. Read more

The Moneyist: I Had Power Of Attorney For My Late Mother And Lost $40,000 Of Her Money On The Stock Market — Do I Need To Repay It?

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A daughter wonders whether her siblings will be upset if and/or when they find out about her investment. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Should We Be Worried About Social Security Going Bankrupt?

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Assessing the true Social Security crisis. Read more

Unlike Anderson Cooper, Millions Of Americans Are Counting On Their Family Inheritance

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The estate of socialite and businesswoman Gloria Vanderbilt is estimated at $200 million. Read more

Stonewall 50 Years Later, LGBTQ Americans Still Grapple With These Financial Struggles

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LGBTQ Americans may have the right to marry, but still have a long way to go toward achieving full equality. Read more

Mastercard Will Allow Transgender Customers To Use Their Preferred Names On Debit And Credit Cards

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Consumers who take advantage of the new policy could encounter hiccups. Read more

Trumps Plan For Health-care Pricing Could Expand This Lucrative Workplace Benefit

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A provision tucked inside the plan helps people with high-deductible health insurance plans make better use of their HSA... Read more

Americans Financial Literacy Skills Have Plummeted Since The Great Recession

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Younger people had the sharpest drop in their ability to answer four of five financial literacy questions correctly. ... Read more

How Would You Vote To Fix Social Security?

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Americans may want to delay fixing Social Security as long as they can, but they shouldn’t Read more