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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result.

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Enrollment is OPEN for Elite Blog Academy

Family Balance Sheet

Ruth from the wildly successful blog, Living Well Spending Less , has created the course Elite Blog Academy and it is designed to help you take your blog to new heights. But I couldn’t stop thinking about her course, so a few months ago I decided to make the investment and enroll in the first-ever Elite Blog Academy course.

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10 Best Low-Risk Investments In April 2024

Savings Corner

The trade-off, of course, is that in lowering risk exposure, investors are likely to earn lower returns over the long run. That may be fine if your goal is to preserve capital and maintain a steady flow of interest income. But if you’re looking for growth, consider investing strategies that match your long-term goals.

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My Blogging Journey – When and Why

Teresa's Deals

I use to have a local events and happenings blog when I lived in Austin from 2008 – 2010, I even use to run a Direct Sales blog back in 2007 and after a year, I sold it. I have just recently started a course at Inspired Bloggers University called Monetize45 and it will help you make money with your blog and it works.

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My Blogging Journey – When and Why

Teresa's Deals

I use to have a local events and happenings blog when I lived in Austin from 2008 – 2010, I even use to run a Direct Sales blog back in 2007 and after a year, I sold it. I have just recently started a course at Inspired Bloggers University called Monetize45 and it will help you make money with your blog and it works.

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

Family Balance Sheet

I have been sharing my passion for simple living on GrowingSlower.com since 2011, and I now have added the Real Mom’s Guide series of books and courses to further encourage my readers! That was in 2008, so you might imagine how that turned out! We got an unexpected tax return, which of course went toward the loans.

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Can’t Afford Private School? It May Not Matter.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Private Non-Religious Schools Of course, anyone can seek out a private school. Medium tuition”, according to Great Schools “for their member private day schools in 2008-2009 in the United States was $17,441. We have one family member paying more than $14,000 a year in high school tuition per child!

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