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Put this tactic to work when planning for your finances now and into the future. adriaticfoto / Shutterstock.com
Consumption smoothing is a financial planning concept developed and tested by economists. It refers to the somewhat aspirational idea that people strive to maintain a relatively stable and predictable standard of living over their lifetime through all phases of life.