savings

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Recent Examples of savings Compare that to cash in a savings account earning less than 1% nowadays — or even the best money market accounts yielding 4%, roughly the same as the 10-year Treasury . Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025 Setting up a recurring, automatic transfer from your checking account to a savings account is one of the easiest ways to start saving money for next year’s holiday gifts. Barbara White, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025 Even nudging up your savings rate by 1% to 2% a year and directing those dollars into tax-advantaged accounts can add up over time. Katie Klingensmith, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 That’s not lost on Bueckers, who learned the hard way about setting up savings accounts and investment portfolios. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 The cash value is the savings component of your policy that’s typically built up over time. Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Savings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/savings. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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