Stretching Your Dollar: How to Boost Your Emergency Savings
A new linked in survey found that more than 50 percent of respondents are not comfortable with the amount of money they have tucked away for emergencies. Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate, joined 'Stretching Your Dollar' to talk the state of Americans' emergency savings and how the economy is impacting people's ability to save. McBride also mapped out a plan to help people begin saving more.
Much like all the upheaval shaking the world, the huge swings rocking Wall Street may feel far from normal. But, for investing at least, this is normal.
Joe Cecela, Dream Exchange CEO, explains how they are aiming to form the first minority-controlled company to operate an exchange in U.S. history. Watch!
A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
