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Find Out Your Credit Score for FREE & Make Smart Financial Decisions

Saving Cents With Sense

With good credit, you can qualify for special financing, reduced down payments or smaller monthly installments. When you are looking to get a car, a house, home or school loads, or borrow money or any other reason, your credit score makes a huge impact. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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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. percent in 2009, the U.S. In spite of a 2009 study by Scott I. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. billion in March.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. If you are risk averse, you may lose sleep (and health) worrying about the safety of your finances. As part of that, we have explored compound interest.

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