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welcome, we're here to help!
NEFE is an nonprofit foundation dedicated to improving the financial well-being of all Americans.
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Resources to Help You Survive the Economy
In these tough economic times, we all have questions about job changes, housing, how to manage debt and budget our money. That is why NEFE created Economic Survival Tips—unbiased, noncommercial tools to help you survive the economy.
- Check out the articles on spending below.
- Got a tip you want to share? Leave it in the comment box in the right hand corner.
- Click on the icons at the top of the page for other timely topics.
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economic survival tips
Articles that answer: what to do NOW?
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The longer you wait, the harder it is to change your spending habits. Here are steps to take you through the process....read more
Tips to develop good financial spending habits....read more
Tips to explain to the kids the need to cut spending....read more
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as seen in...
Bloggers from across the Web have found Economic Survival Tips to be a great resource. Check out what they had to say. |
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Budgets Are Sexy:
"Sometimes the hardest decisions can be made by getting back to the basics." read more
Stuff Under Twenty:
"We would like to take this w.w. to point you all to an awesome recessionista-friendly guide read more
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brought to you by NEFE
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is an independent, nonprofit foundation.
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your suggestions
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Never Buy Retail! Thrift shops, consignment stores, yard sales, are fun, and save money , too! Many of them also donate to charities as well.
Betty, Maryland
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If I see, for example, a cute pair of sandals when I know I don’t need another pair of sandals, I always walk away! It gives ...read moreme time to consider if I should buy them which usually results in my realizing I can live without them.
Abbie Kozik, Denver, CO
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If I know I am going to a specific store to buy something, I always search for coupons online for that store before I go.
Amy, Aurora, OH
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On the fifth of every month, I list items for sale on Amazon and Ebay to get rid of clutter in my house. It is very ...read moreeasy and I make a little cash, too.
Jeannette Schultz, Aurora, CO
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I write the days of the wk on the bottom of my grocery list and try to plan a meal for every night. This saves ...read moreme from grabbing something on the way home b/c I know we have food at home for every night of the week.
ClairD, Elkhart, IN
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What's your economic survival tip?
Tell us your top financial tip, and be featured on this page!
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