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Many people think the only wealth they have is in the bank. We feature resources and articles that view wealth with a total life perspective. We feature tools to help you maximize your assets with good planning, positive attitudes and discipline.

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Financial Independence: Dream or Reality? - Someone once told me that where I will be in my life five years from now is greatly influenced by two things: the people I met and the books I read.

Surviving a Job Loss? - Like five million plus Americans, you or someone you know may have found yourselves singing the pink slip blues. But it does not need to be all doom and gloom, because out of seemingly discouraging circumstances often a better opportunity will present itself. You may feel a variety of emotions, from being downright angry to being terrified and simply afraid for your financial future and job prospects.

Invest Your Inner Wealth - It started out like any other Wednesday - reports to type, telephones to answer, books to balance. When the clock finally struck 4:30 p.m., Lauren locked her desk and wearily made her way to the fast-food café where she waited on tables several evenings a week.

Marriage & Money - Sean and Colleen are your typical couple who dated at college, married soon after graduation, and are both working full time in their respective careers. Although they grew up in different geographic parts of the country and have different family backgrounds, they feel they have a lot in common.

Savings: Taking Care of Your Future - If you were to conduct an on-the-spot survey of individual shoppers at any mall or supermarket across the United States, asking this one financial question, "Do you think saving for the future is important?" the majority of people would undoubtedly say, "Yes."

Last Minute Gift Ideas - It can happen to even the most organized shopper. You make your list and check it twice. You shop carefully and diligently. Then it happens. Just when you think your Christmas shopping is done and you can relax, you suddenly remember that one person whose name wasn't on your list but should have been.

Being in Debt is Cool? No Way! - The modern American is a person who drives a bank-financed car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas to open a charge account at a department store so he can fill his savings-and-loan financed home with installment-purchased furniture.

The Last Handshake - Retirement is a new phenomenon made possible by longevity of the modern generation. At the turn of the century the average person lived to age forty-seven as compared to the average person today who lives well into their seventies or eighties. Over the last thirty years the length of life has been even more dramatic.

Easy Come, Easy Go - Some years ago a friend of mine was traveling in the West. He arrived in Las Vegas and checked into a motel. Along with his room key the desk attendant gave him a card with several quarters attached to it.

Financial Freedom - Financial Freedom: Being able to go to sleep at night knowing that your bills are covered, your monthly expenses do not exceed your monthly income, you have a fund set up for emergencies, you have enough money for the short-term future, and a savings plan for the mid- and long-term future.

Quick Money Savers - Many parents use the excuse that they are too busy to make any extra effort to live frugally. But even those of us who are the busiest can find an extra ten minutes here and there if we look hard enough for it.

Big Gamble - Gambling is an addictive behavior that can quickly destroy your finances, marriage and general peace of mind. If you have this problem, all is not lost! Like many other addictions, you can recover from it if you choose too!

Plugging the Leaks in Your Budget - Five dollars here, ten dollars there -- these little leaks may not seem like much at the time but added together, they can make a serious dent in your attempts to control your cash flow.

Budgeting Advice From a Barber - One of the biggest "discussions" my husband, Michael, and I ever had was over a pair of hedge trimmers. Well, not just hedge trimmers, but whether or not to purchase hedge trimmers when our cupboards were bare.

Ashamed of Debt - Many couples are burdened by uncontrollable debt. Much of this happens because no one has taught young couples how to handle money.

Becoming a One-Income Family - Several years ago my family made a change that some people would consider radical. My husband and I both had good jobs that provided comfortable incomes. For several years, all had been well as we juggled work and family responsibilities.

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