Read more savings stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16652/savings.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:00:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69852/dont-let-the-recession-rule-out-retirement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetirement savers have been facing grim truths, like the fact that a 50% portfolio loss requires 100% in earnings to recover. But middle-of-the-road investors could recover in as little as 2 years if they make contributions, receive a company match, and see fair long-term portfolio returns, writes Linda Stern in...http://www.newser.com/story/69852/dont-let-the-recession-rule-out-retirement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 16:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68687/obama-offers-new-options-for-retirement-savings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama used his radio address today to roll out several initiatives aimed at making it easier for Americans to save for retirement. One move will allow people to have their federal tax refunds sent as savings bonds by checking a box on their tax return; another has workers automatically...http://www.newser.com/story/68687/obama-offers-new-options-for-retirement-savings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 7:07:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68502/oldsters-refusing-to-step-aside-to-free-up-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTheir retirement savings devastated by the financial crisis, older workers are increasingly postponing retirement, the New York Times reports, creating even more competition for scarce jobs. A recent survey found that four in 10 workers over 62 have remained at their jobs longer than they planned thanks to the recession....http://www.newser.com/story/68502/oldsters-refusing-to-step-aside-to-free-up-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 9:28:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68263/euro-bulb-ban-begins-but-many-take-dim-view-of-cfls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough proponents plug the financial savings and good climate karma of compact fluorescent light bulbs, not everyone thinks the European ban on most incandescent bulbs that kicks in tomorrow is such a bright idea, the New York Times reports. Consumers across the continent are hoarding old-school bulbs, worried over the...http://www.newser.com/story/68263/euro-bulb-ban-begins-but-many-take-dim-view-of-cfls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 18:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65531/dc-deficit-fixer-print-on-both-sides-of-paper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA short while ago, President Obama called on his Cabinet to make budget cuts in their departments totaling $100 million. They came up with $102 million, but some of the cuts were so obvious one wonders why it took a presidential edict to elicit them, the Wall Street Journal notes....http://www.newser.com/story/65531/dc-deficit-fixer-print-on-both-sides-of-paper.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 10:12:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62936/stimulus-boosts-americans-incomes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIncomes in the US got a big boost from federal stimulus dollars in May, the Commerce Department reported today. But weary consumers stashed most of that lucre away, sending the savings rate to a 16-year high. “Households are reverting to a more sustainable spending path vis-à-vis income,” one economist told...http://www.newser.com/story/62936/stimulus-boosts-americans-incomes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 14:11:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62321/how-chinas-boy-boom-hurt-us-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLots of theories have been floated about the how the US housing and credit bubbles came to be, but this one gets points for originality: New research suggests that China's overabundance of males played a role, reports the Wall Street Journal . It begins with this: Because of the high male-to-female...http://www.newser.com/story/62321/how-chinas-boy-boom-hurt-us-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 13:47:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58528/experts-fret-as-americans-squirrel-away-income.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven after the economy rebounds, the US will likely remain a nation of penny pinchers—and that has economists worried, the New York Times reports. Consumer spending accounts for 70% of the country’s GDP, but Americans, fretting over job security and losses in the housing and stock sectors, are squirreling...http://www.newser.com/story/58528/experts-fret-as-americans-squirrel-away-income.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 14:46:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55918/frugalistas-rejoice-recession-is-a-validation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShredding credit cards and buying less may sound like consumer America's version of hell, but some—especially those penny-pinchers long scoffed at as miserly—are downright gleeful. "This validates the choices I've made," one tells the New York Times . With the savings rate up a remarkable 4 points since fall,...http://www.newser.com/story/55918/frugalistas-rejoice-recession-is-a-validation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 11 Apr 2009 11:15:17 CDT