Poor Man
Survival
Self
Reliance tools for independent minded people…
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A Digest of Urban Survival Resources
Most
people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.
- Anonymous
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The
National Retail Federation says you’ll probably
be $804 poorer after the 2014 holiday season wraps up.
That’s how much the industry group says consumers plan to
spend this year. While the lion’s share of that money goes to family, you also
expect to spend $80 on friends and $26 on co-workers. Even Fido gets in on the
action, with pet lovers planning to
spend $30 on your nonhuman companions.
That’s how much you plan to spend. What about the amount
you actually spend?
Behavioral
economist Hersh Shefrin says even many of the
holiday shoppers who take the time to write a budget, 36 percent of them, will
overspend. And for the least accurate budgeters out there, Shefrin found they
spent 30 percent more than planned. That means someone with a $804 holiday
budget may end up spending $1,045 and end up with a week or two of ramen noodle
dinners to make up the difference.
If you struggle to keep your spending under control,
you’ll want to watch Money Talks News finance expert Stacy Johnson’s tips in the video below. Then, keep on scrolling for a
step-by-step guide to staying on track.
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Yours in freedom,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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