By Kelsey Sheehy Updated 9:06 pm PST, Friday, January 18, 2019 Smartphone apps that connect with your bank account help you save money as you spend it. Smartphone apps that connect with your bank account help you save money as you spend it. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press 2012 Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press 2012 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Smartphone apps that connect with your bank account help you save money as you spend it. Smartphone apps that connect with your bank account help you save money as you spend it. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press 2012 Quick ways to boost your savings in 2019 1 / 1 Back to Gallery This year, ditch the lofty goals and … [Read more...] about Quick ways to boost your savings in 2019
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Millennial Money: Quick ways to boost your savings in 2019
Cheers, friends! It's a new year. Time to set some well-intentioned — but typically doomed — resolutions. Lose 20 pounds. Read 50 books. Save $5,000. Those big resolutions are sexy. They sound impressive when you tell friends. They're also unlikely to last past Groundhog Day. This year, ditch the lofty goals and focus on simple money-saving moves you can handle while nursing last night's hangover. These quick changes take less than 30 minutes each and can help you hit your goal without cramping your style. SAVE THE CHANGE, AUTOMATICALLY Connect your bank account to an app like Qapital or Acorns to round up each transaction. Spend $12.50 on an Uber ride, for example, and the app rounds up to $13, putting the extra 50 cents into a savings or investment account. The change adds up quickly, says Tim Kenney, founder and financial adviser at TK Pacific Wealth Inc. in Del Mar, California. "I have a client who started this in the middle of (2018) and has almost $2,000 saved … [Read more...] about Millennial Money: Quick ways to boost your savings in 2019
Camp Fire: Butte County officials release names of two more victims
Chronicle Staff Report Updated 8:19 pm PST, Thursday, January 17, 2019 Stan Sorensen helps his sister (not pictured) look through her property which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The area off of Pentz Road had its evacuation order lifted today. less Stan Sorensen helps his sister (not pictured) look through her property which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The area off of Pentz Road had its evacuation ... more Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 83 Caption Close Image 1 of 83 Stan Sorensen helps his sister (not pictured) look through her property which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on … [Read more...] about Camp Fire: Butte County officials release names of two more victims
Emergency services at the scene as car ploughs through the window of Aylesbury’s TK Maxx store
A car has smashed into the window of the TK Maxx store at Aylesbury's Broadfields Retail Park. The scene is currently sealed off while emergency services work at the scene. One eyewitness described a 'huge boom' as they were shopping in Dunelm and other shoppers racing out of the store. One car is believed to be involved, and the occupant is being treated at the scene. Firefighters at the scene said that it was being treated as an 'accident and not an incident'. Another eyewitness claimed to have seen an elderly couple in the vehicle, and fire crews said no one was injured. Joint Thames Valley and Hampshire police operation snares 666 drink drivers over Christmas … [Read more...] about Emergency services at the scene as car ploughs through the window of Aylesbury’s TK Maxx store
Camp Fire: Butte County officials release names of 2 more victims
Chronicle Staff Report Updated 9:02 pm PST, Thursday, January 10, 2019 Stan Sorensen helps his sister (not pictured) look through her property which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The area off of Pentz Road had its evacuation order lifted today. less Stan Sorensen helps his sister (not pictured) look through her property which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. The area off of Pentz Road had its evacuation ... more Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 83 Caption Close Image 1 of 83 Stan Sorensen helps his sister (not pictured) look through her property which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on … [Read more...] about Camp Fire: Butte County officials release names of 2 more victims