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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Grant also did poorly in personal finance. In more recent times, President Truman also did poorly on the personal finance front. Not all of the US presidents were bad at personal finance. million according to All the President’s Money: Where the Obama Invested in 2010. He earned 1.57

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Holiday Shopping Tips from Personal Finance Commentator Regina Lewis

Nicoles Nickels

Regina Lewis is one of the nation’s leading personal finance commentators known for well-researched, practical and actionable advice. © 2010 Nicoles Nickels LLC All Rights Reserved. She has conducted thousands of on-air interviews and has appeared on every major TV network, as well as TV & radio affiliates nationwide.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling). Your children know that you are saving money.

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FREE Financial Advice From Kiplinger Magazine in January

Family Balance Sheet

Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine is once again offering FREE financial advice, with financial planners from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, by phone or by web on January 21 or January 25. value: $150 - $300) You can go to that link now to see a transcipt from 2010.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. What did you do? Managing Money. Going Frugal.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The original Yakezie Carnival was first hosted on February 28, 2010 and was called the Yakezie Challenge Carnival. Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

In June of 2010, we hit our rock bottom point. After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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