Last week I spoke to a group of high school students about the importance of saving.As I stood in front of them (it was weird being "old"), I thought, "I wish I would've started saving ten years earlier." That said, it's never too late to start.
In fact, today marks the start of National Savings Week. I found the announcement in a CUNA News Now story this morning. But before I noticed that piece, the first thing visible on my screen today was the last thing I read before I logged off last Friday evening: a Yahoo! Finance article called More People Tap 401(k) Accounts for Cash. Yikes!
When it comes to building an emergency fund and hopefully avoiding a scramble for cash when I need it, I've found the most luck with automation and budgeting. Look for more on both topics down the line.
