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And according to Bankrate’s February Financial Security Index, just more than half, or 54 percent, of Americans said they have more money in emergency savings than in credit card debt. One in 4 Americans has more credit card debt than emergency savings, up a bit from 23 percent last year. Cunningham recommends starting by saving [...]

I have no intention of vacant on a shopping bender with it, and I won’t have much to add to the $1,000 from the tax refund, no matter everywhere I place it. – Taras Target Dear Taras, I’m all about preserving financial flexibility. To that end, you don’t want to place your money in an [...]

Over the past few decades, savings bonds have declined in popularity. From 2001 to 2010, savings bonds sales declined 65 percent, Harris says. “Nowadays, lots of investments compete with bonds,” she says. “And we want to hold on to our customers.” Yet savings bonds are worthy investments, says Tom Adams, author of “Savings Bond Advisor.” [...]

Editor’s note: This is a transcript of the audio file. Hopefully, you have more money in your emergency savings than you do in credit card debt. But, you might be surprised for how many public the opposite is right. I’m Kristin Arnold with your Bankrate.com Private Finance Minute. Bankrate.com is out with their monthly Financial [...]