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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up, she excelled in academics, receiving top grades all the way through school and then going on to get a master degree in biological sciences and even completing most of the course of study for a doctorate. Discontinue Insurance. Her health care is via the Veteran’s Administration as she has no health insurance.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

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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. Instead of saving, we could take some bigger risks to try to grow our money.

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How New Parents Can Save: The $241,080 Question

Saving Cents With Sense

Take out a life insurance policy. Options like Suncorp, in Australia, allow you to compare insurance options to provide the best for your child. Babies often grow out of clothing and footwear in months. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Prepare for the worst. Set up a trust.

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How to Harness the Power of the Wind For Your Home

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The gusty Midwest is the fastest growing market. And, the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act increased the federal tax credit for purchasing small wind systems to 30%. Permits, maintenance, and insurance, all become part of a complex, decision matrix. However, economics drive real demand in the U.S.

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Healthy Habits - Gamification Apps for Healthy Habits

Motherhood Moments

Case in point is HealthyWage , which was founded in 2009 with wellness gamification as its entire business model. In addition, their program has been more informally run at more than 3,000 companies and organizations.

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Be Selfish – GIVE!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Motivational finance books, such as The One Minute Millionaire or Think and Grow Rich stress the importance of giving. Admittance to the group used to insure an individual of shelter, food and protection against other groups and animals. They claim that if you give, you get back a thousandfold more. How is that? It always has to me.

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