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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? – Two economic giants square off. They pulled us out of The Great Depression, but do they have any wisdom to offer us in our current economic situation? Related posts: Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition.

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Alternatives to College

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Here is what they listed as requiring an associates degree (which may mean more than 2 years of education according to the article). The medical therapists (radiation and nuclear medicine categories) may also require more advanced training and a license or certificate – according to the article. Occupation. Median Annual Wage.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn. In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time. Anthony Mirhaydari from MSN Money in an article Bull market or prelude to a bust? Is The Bull Market About To Deflate?

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Frugal housing.

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That comment made me think about all of the news articles written by supposed 'experts' who predicted that we had (or would) hit bottom in 2008, or 2009, or 2010, or even 2011! Way to protect your backside, economic experts!) It seems that those of us in the trenches (like my commenter) may have more insight than the experts!

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Frugal decisions.

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economic news is this tax cut that will (hopefully) leave an additional $50 to $85 dollars in our paychecks next year. In any case, I came across an article with suggestions for how to use this windfall. One of the more interesting topics in the U.S.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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Ethical Investing and Shareholder Rights – What You Should Know

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So this article focuses on shareholder voting rights. Back in 2011, the shareholders of the company had a whopping 12 things to vote on, and eight of them (items 5 through 12), were all shareholder proposals. For the sake of this article, I’m not concerned with what people should vote for or against.

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