7 best stocks for the rest of 2014- MSN Money. Capital One 360 - Online Banking. Home. Affordable Financial Planning for Everyone. 7 habits of highly effective investors. Many good comments here already.
I will add only a few thoughts beyond the regular saving, buy less, postpone spending on 'stuff'. Read, read, read. Yes, investing is a skill, but one that can be learned. If you are not willing to work at it, avoid get rich quick schemes--the new latest best thing--and go with Index funds both on the equity (stock market) and fixed income (bond) side. Watch out for initial purchase costs as well as commissions. Mygreatlakes.org. 12 smart year-end tax moves. I think its time to stop all welfare payments, food stamps, government workers paychecks (including president, senate and congress) until a decision is reached.
Then once one is reached a new welfare reform should be put into place. This would help decrease the deficit, including mandatory drug testing for all recipients. Then form a welfare task force to check homes of recipients to make sure they own nothing, and that there are no additional working people (ex: live in boyfriends, etc...) in the homes.