SaveUp Partners With America Saves To Help Americans Achieve Their Financial Goals

SaveUp And America Saves Offering A $1,000 Savings Prize in January 

To Help Jump-Start One Saver's Financial New Year's Resolutions

San Francisco - January 4, 2012 - Financial New Year's Resolutions are hard to keep. That's why America Saves (www.americasaves.org), a national initiative that encourages individuals and families to save money and build personal wealth, has partnered with SaveUp (www.saveup.com), the nation's first free rewards program for saving money and reducing debt, to offer $1,000 towards a savings account to help jump-start one saver's 2012 savings goals. The winner will be chosen on January 31, 2012. To be eligible for a chance to win the $1,000 savings prize, or any of SaveUp's other exciting rewards, news and existing America Saves users must register at www.americasaves.org/saveup. SaveUp is available for free to Americans who bank at more than 18,000 US financial institutions. 

For more on this press release from America Saves and SaveUp click here.

Courtesy of America Saves and SaveUp

The New Year is here! Are you ready?

Resolve to make resolutions a reality in 2012 with this free eBook

New Beginnings offers a step-by-step guide to turning resolutions into action-oriented steps that make achieving financial success in 2012 a reality. New Beginnings covers everything from steps to get a grip on financial clutter to ways you an personalize goals in order to make them more achievable. Resolve to ring in the New Year right, and prepare with New Beginnings.

Click here for the New Beginnings eBook.

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Retirement Savings for Procrastinators

Getting a late start in saving for retirement? The percentage of your annual salary you need to set aside might be more manageable than you think - if you're willing to spend some extra years at the office. To find out more on this from SmartMoney click here.

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Retirement Confidence

The past few years saw a sharp decline in Americans' confidence about their ability to secure a financially comfortable retirement. What has happened to confidence now that some economic indicators are improving? Click here for the Fact Sheet from Retirement Confidence Survey.

Courtesy of Retirement Confidence Survey

Retirement Contributions and Saver's Credit

Did you know that you may qualify for the Saver's Credit of up to $1,000 ($2,000 if filing jointly) for making eligible contributions to an employer-sponsored retirement plan or an individual retirement arrangement (IRA)? Unlike a deduction, a credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of your federal income tax liability and can reduce the amount you owe or increase your federal income tax refund! See the Full Story on IRS Outreach Corner.

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