What you think does matter

I don't know about this? The Social site thing is getting used for everything now a days.... But I guess if it helps you save money - go for it. Personally I know a lot of other better ways to save money. The question is, "will people go for it"? If millions of americans join a social site that's all about how they can save money - I don't see the attraction...??? After all, when you think of social sites you don't think of a piggy bank Smarty Pig - you think myspace, facebook, and all the nudity and adult wanna be porn sites people visit.....lol.... Here's SmartyPig! We are extremely excited to introduce what we feel to be the most innovative, educational and rewarding way to save - ever. We call it “Simple, Smart, Savings.” We’re pretty sure you’ll feel the same way. See, SmartyPig is not only a snap to use and is as secure as any other bank, SmartyPig will help you get more for your savings dollar than you ever thought possible. In these scary economic

You might think it's funny, but you could help your child today get ready for retirement. It's not crazy and personally - being one who is in the "financial planner" field you could start it as simple as $25 to $50 a month. Since your child is yougn and has 40 to 50 years to sock away money - even a small amount benefits them. The hard part is getting them to continue saving for retirment once thier old enough to do it on thier own.

The video below shows a family that says they are already in a recession. I tend to agree with them - but I believe the country is in a mild recession leading to a much larger one. The Government is always saying it's a personal responsibility to save - then they tell us to go out and spend to help the economy. When poor people spend beyond their means its called "irresponsibility" on their part. When the middle class spends beyond their means it's called a crisis or recession. Why? Could it be that the saying - the rich get richer and the poor get poorer is true? While all the news is either about a country wide recession - what people fail to realize is that a recession means the "Rich people" wont be making money. That’s right you heard me. The poor are already lacking money. The middle class support the economy by spending beyond their means. And the rich depend on the poor to spend what little they have and the middle class to believe that their over sp