So you pull up to a gas pump and have a stroke just looking at the price of a gallon of gas and think to yourself, “How can I save on gasoline?” Drive less, I say to you. But then you look to the side of the pump and see this amazingly annoying advertisement that promises [...]

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Every so often I’ll be browsing some personal finance blogs and I will see somebody who said they would rather have $Xx/month then $Xxxxxx as a lump sum. Sometimes they are correct in which they would prefer and other times they are not even close and clearly making a fool of themselves.
Present value [...]

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NOTE: The numbers provided in this article should not be taken literally and they are simply used to get the point across that you need to figure out how much money you need to live comfortably, and that inflation always needs to be taken into account. It is always important to seek professional help from [...]

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