60 Money Tips: Cheap Dates She’ll Love, Spending Sins, Smart Tips for Saving at the Mall
One suggestion that may make financial sense, but that’ll probably make for a seriously uncomfortable conversation around the dinner table, will begin with you asking: “Hey dad, I was thinking of taking a life insurance policy on you. When do [...]
Financial literacy program helps keep tabs on spending
— Fawzeya Abdlmgeed is the first to admit she was a “spender.’’
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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.
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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.
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Smart Spending: Lessons from back-to-school buying
Recommend this story? NEW YORK — Shopping for back-to-school items for your elementary school children, but afraid of a fight in the jeans aisle?
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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 top [...]
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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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