Life’s Lessons

Struggling with your personal finances? You’re not alone. Millions of people have recently found themselves in hot water with their finances, and millions more are dealing with a tough fiscal situation exacerbated by a cold economy. Between downsizing and unruly debt, it may seem like your financial future is shrouded with fog. It’s not time to throw in the towel yet, however; there are steps you can take now to ease the strain of exhausted coffers and regain your optimism for a sunny fiscal future.

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If you’re struggling with debt, overzealous spending, ballooning bills, or shrunken paychecks, these are 5 fiscal tips you can’t afford to ignore:

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Life’s been hard these days – financially. It started with the recession in US few years ago and now we are not spared from the effect. If we are affected indirectly, how much more those who were directly affected like those people living in the US? I am just relieved that a couple friend who lives in California are spared from the wrath of recession and they were able to manage their finances well. So far, so good. But how about those people they know who were experiencing financial difficulty and came to a point of filing bankruptcy?

All the while I thought people in US are safe from bankruptcy – because they are rich! But bumping into one of hubby’s high school classmate one time at the mall made a sudden change in my perception. He and his family came home because their house was foreclosed.

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Daddy called the other night and we talked about the plans about what we will do with Mamang’s only inheritance from his parents – his share from the lumpsum of my late grandfather’s pension as a World War II Veteran from the US government. If only it’s the amount is big enough, we would probably invest it and buy gold from the United Sates Gold Bureau (USGB) so we could preserve Mamang Eling’s money. But since it’s just a meager amount for a so-called inheritance, we will be paying off the balance for Mamang’s lot. Daddy said we will divide the remaining money among us siblings but I and my sisters haven’t agreed about that yet. Let’s see what will be the final decision when we get the money.