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The Cost of Unnecessary Spending

Paul Golden

Overspending and impulse buying can leave you standing with a pile of junk and an empty wallet. Paul Golden, communications project manager, National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE), Greenwood Village, Colo., discusses social media Web site spendster.org, which invites consumers to address their spending habits using interactive and fun tools.




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September Financial Fitness Challenge�Stay Off the Budget Trouble D List

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August Financial Fitness Challenge�Three (More) Reasons to Use Direct Deposit

Preserve Your Family's Paper Trail: Replace and Safeguard Personal Records

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February Financial Fitness Challenge�Readers Share Recession Lessons

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January Financial Fitness Challenge�The Great Recession is a Teacher

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November Financial Fitness Challenge�Be Bold, Think Small

Tough Times Series: Live Simply to Reap Savings

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October Financial Fitness Challenge�Money Secrets Corrode Trust in a Marriage

Debt Settlement Sets a Costly Trap

September Financial Fitness Challenge�Overdrafts Are Telling You Something

Tough Times Series: Is There a Gold Mine Hidden in Your Jewelry Box?

May Financial Fitness Challenge�Know a Windfall From a Downfall

Sounds: What You Need to Know About Digital Radio

Tough Times Series: You Can Avoid Wage Garnishment

April Financial Fitness Challenge�"Specialists" Share Financial Expertise With Spouses

Couples and Money: Reconciling a Spender-Saver Marriage

March Financial Fitness Challenge—Make Room for Baby

Tough Times Series—Speaking of the Economy ... What Do You Tell Your Kids?

February Financial Fitness Challenge�Keep Your Head When Facing Job Loss

Unique Job Benefits Help Employees, Employers

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December Challenge�Fresh Ideas From the Editors

November Challenge�Put Cash Flow on a Calendar

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Keep Your Single-Parent Family Financially Fit

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