Allow me to introduce myself -- Candee Lynn Wilson -- real estate agent, mortgage broker, ex-insurance agent, ex-advertising executive, Internet entrepreneur wannabe and probably some other things that I've forgotten about given that I am soon to be 63 years old. Chalk it up to age-related short-term memory loss.

I don't have a rags-to-riches story to tell you. I am a hard-working, middle-class divorcee who wishes now that I had someone to explain to me 40 years ago the importance of saving. If I had, I would be looking at a fairly secure retirement. As it is, I am planning to work until I die. Fortunately, real estate is something I can do for a very long time. I know one agent who is 85 years old and still going strong. But would I rather have the choice of NOT working? You bet I would, but I can't.

Too late in life I learned the importance of saving and not spending myself into oblivion. I am here to help those of you who still have time on your side to do what it takes to create a financially secure lifestyle and, for those of you who are finding time running out, to get on a track that will ease your financial pressures.

There are ways to save money in every aspect of your life. I hope to reveal to you as many of them as I can, most of which I have used and am still using today. I will also draw on the advice of others who present viable ways to help more money stay in our pocket.

This site is only the beginning of a journey to enrich my visitors with the knowledge they will need to make their financial dreams come true.

Please direct questions or comments you might have to SavingLady@MySavingPlace.com