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Setting Your Financial Priorities

A look at the factors influencing how we spend and save money.
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Setting Financial Priorities

Introduction to a week focused on the factors that influence how we spend and save.

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Mysterious Forces That Drive Our Spending Behavior

By exploring the deeper issues that go along with our spending habits, we can unlock the motivations that guide us, giving us a clearer picture of why and how we spend and save.

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Conspicuous Consumption - Does It Make You Happy?

When the urge to spend is too great to resist, consider spending that money on new experiences or a charitable donation.

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Retirement vs Student Loans?

What a recent college graduate should consider when thinking about saving for retirement or paying down student loans?

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Pay a Child's Education With Your Retirement Fund?

A review of some of the most important information to know regarding retirement-funded college educations.

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Common Financial Priorities by Decade

A review of some basic financial priorities by decade.

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Marriage and Money

Whether you're getting married or just getting serious, mingling financial accounts with a significant other takes some careful consideration and planning.

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How Money Affects Your Relationship

Money issues can impact your relationship in both positive and negative ways.

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Moving in Together: Money and Romance

Talking about money and your personal financial goals before moving in together is a great way to avoid potential financial surprises.

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Joint Bank Account Considerations

Opening a joint account with a partner requires some important guidelines.

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Getting Hitched

Three financial functions to handle before or immediately after you get married.

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Money and Children

Four money concerns that crop up when kids enter the picture.

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Protect Your Future Self

As with any financial consideration, both married and unmarried couples should discuss retirement savings carefully and choose a path that is best for both individuals now and in the future.

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