Ask Mrs. Riches: Compulsive Spending
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The Motley Fool - Dear Mrs. Riches:I'm a 29-year-old single structural engineer who makes a decent salary. The trouble is that I can't seem to save money worth a darn. No matter how much money I make, it all seems to go out the window. A friend suggested going to a financial planner, but that idea sounds like a great big "ugh." I don't really want to hear the bad news, I guess. Any more palatable ways to learn about saving?-- Spending's Friend
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Poverty can be quite educational. When you've got only so much money to spend, you'll think carefully about the goods you're buying.
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Learn what percent of your income you're spending on things.
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Remember a couple of weeks ago when Steve Jobs took the stage and announced a $200 cheaper iPhone. That was pretty bad. And an iPhone that's just an iPod. Who needs that! The new Nano sure is cute, but cute insn't enough. I have a 1.5 year old 60GB video iPod that still works (sorry Steve) and I never use the video, so the $300 I have burning a hole in my pocket for my monthly Apple impulse buy (above and beyond the new Mini I bought last week) is going to (drum roll please) Nokia!  Yup, my next iPod/iPhone-alike thingy isn't even from Apple and it runs Linux, and comes highly recommended by geeks everywhere. I just put in the order on Amazon, I'll let you know how cool it is in a few days.  PS: This is my way of thanking Ben Bernanke for the huge windfall I got in the stock market yesterday and today. I think the 1/2 percent drop in interest rates is supposed to make us go out and buy stuff to stimulate the economy. Just doing my part Uncle Ben!
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Are you paying for things you have no use for?
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Cash is not trash, it's the basis for a successful financial life. Having some money stowed away for a rainy day will keep the tax bill, unexpected illness, or a broken appliance from stealing your peace of mind.
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Your habits might reflect your odds of becoming wealthy.
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GENEVA, Jun 29 (IPS) - "As you are suffering from over-consumption, I  am suffering from under-consumption. We need to strike a  balance," said Mary Wahu Kaara from the Kenya Debt Relief  Network with reference to the North and the South.
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Last-minute shopping recommendations from consumer finance experts:
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Kensey Nash goes overboard on buybacks.
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It's strange but true -- the more you spend, the more you'll save for school.
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Fix your bad holiday spending habits.
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Weaning yourself off a storage spending addiction is likely as difficult as quitting smoking. But whereas tobacco companies bear much of the fault for cigarette addiction, it would be unfair to ascribe the unstoppable increase in storage spending to storage vendors alone.
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Q A friend gave me an article you had written about personal finance. You used a schoolteacher as an example, showing how we can make bad choices in our attempt to save money. I have been using a manager for about 10 years, but I now know he is probably not a good choice since he has front-load investing and ...
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Is this money mistake costing you millions?
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Big problems in your financial life may seem innocuous.
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This may be asking a lot, but you should consider setting aside an hour or two between shopping trips and holiday parties to make some year-end financial moves.