Spending
60 Money Tips: Cheap Dates She’ll Love, Spending Sins, Smart Tips for Saving at the Mall
60 Money Tips: Cheap Dates She’ll Love, Spending Sins, Smart Tips for Saving at the Mall Start in the morning to create something in the evening that can last a life time. Think of a menu for a terrific dinner both of you would enjoy. Head to a local farmer’s market and take your time [...]
Financial literacy program helps keep tabs on spending
Financial literacy program helps keep tabs on spending Money Matters Course Having Large Impact on Adult Learners Students at a recent Money Matters course, held by the Literacy Group of Waterloo Region, are very excited about what they are learning. During the course, the students, many of which are recent immigrants to the region, learned [...]
Coalition government announces spending plans
Coalition government announces spending plans This week Britain’s coalition government announced its spending plans for the next four years. We are taking urgent steps to reduce the national debt and deal with the fiscal legacy we inherited. Read more on Mmegi
GOP to help Rubio’s Senate race in Florida with $2.5 million for ad spending
GOP to help Rubio’s Senate race in Florida with $2.5 million for ad spending WASHINGTON – The Republican Party is supplying $2.5 million in advertising support to Marco Rubio’s Senate campaign in Florida, a sizable commitment to a candidate the party once tried to push out of the contest. Read more on Minneapolis-St. Paul Star [...]
How to Set Up a Flexible Spending Account Program
How to Set Up a Flexible Spending Account Program Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) are another type of employee benefit, in this case, solely designed to save employees money through pre-tax savings on eligible healthcare expenses. Setting up an account is another employee perk that will keep existing staff in the company favor and help attract [...]
Alaska House unveils $2.9B capital spending plan
Alaska House unveils $2.9B capital spending plan The House Finance Committee on Friday unveiled its first take on a state capital spending plan — a $2.9 billion package that includes $57 million for a rail extension line in south-central Alaska and funds toward wind generation, Medicare clinic and other projects. Read more on AP via [...]
Consumer spending: the losers’ guide to a healthy economy
Consumer spending: the losers’ guide to a healthy economy Economists in the US and UK are advocating losing strategies. Why not listen to economists in winning countries, like China and Germany? Read more on The Christian Science Monitor
U.S. Stocks Rise as Consumer Spending Boosts Economic Optimism
U.S. Stocks Rise as Consumer Spending Boosts Economic Optimism March 29 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extending gains from a fourth straight weekly advance, after consumer spending increased for a fifth month and European confidence in the economic outlook improved. Read more on Bloomberg
Spending freeze motion frozen
Spending freeze motion frozen A Borough Council resolution calling for a discretionary spending freeze, proposed by Republicans, failed to muster enough support for passage. At the Jan. 19 meeting, Democratic Mayor William Steenstra broke the tied council vote on the proposal. Read more on The Record and Herald News