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Car Shopping With Your Teen Driver: Be Safe and Save

Saving Cents With Sense

Take the time to look over the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) top safety picks before settling on a vehicle for your teen. Know the Insurance Costs. It could actually cost you more to insure an older car for your teen than it would to pay for a policy for some newer economy cars. Avoid Gas Guzzlers.

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

It’s still a tough economy, but these smart financial decisions help you stay ahead of the financial troubles that your peers face. Your parents, especially if they are baby boomers, grew up in a vibrant economy that afforded them many advantages. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data. Financial moves in a low interest rate economy. Pretty much nothing. Investing requires financial backing.

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Be Selfish – GIVE!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Admittance to the group used to insure an individual of shelter, food and protection against other groups and animals. ” The New York Times article from 2009 called In Month of Giving, a Healthy Reward backs this up with citations of multiple studies showing various health benefits of giving. Giving helps the economy.

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