Stories Tagged as
Savings
Remodel before selling
Jan 6, 2010
Question: My wife and I would like to move to a larger house in a more kid-friendly neighborhood. Also, we just inherited some money after my...
Online broker and safety
Jan 4, 2010
Question: You give great advice, Chris. Is it safe to open a Roth IRA with a well-known online broker? I need to put my money to work following a...
How to save $5,000 a year
Jan 1, 2010
Kristin Van Ogtrop, managing editor of Real Simple Magazine, talks with Tess Vigeland about how to scale back and save up to $5,000 a year.
Monthly pension benefits into IRA?
Dec 31, 2009
Question: Can monthly pension benefits be deposited directly into an IRA and be treated as a rollover thus deferring taxes? Question: Can monthly...
Saving for college
Dec 30, 2009
Question: Hi - My wife and I plan to start saving for our daughter's college education. Since it would provide tax-free growth of after-tax dollars...
Uncertain freelance income
Dec 28, 2009
Question: I freelance as a stage manager for theatre and my year usually pans out where I have work for two months, then am unemployed for two...
What to do with mortgage payoff?
Dec 23, 2009
Question: Hello, @ 78 yrs of age, am looking for the best place to put a mortgage payout, besides the coffee can in the garden. {Hope you don't...
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Saving too much
Dec 11, 2009
Question: I was brought up by parents who remembered the Depression, and they taught me frugality. I also got my first job in the early 80's when...
Where to save?
Dec 7, 2009
Question: Hi Chris, I'm a long-time listener to your Marketplace Money segments. You've got a talent for answering complex questions in a simple...
A 529 plan before kids?
Dec 4, 2009
Question: I'm currently single and about to turn 30. I have been able to live below my means since college, saving about 30% of my income per year....