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Goals for 2012

Saving SAHM Sanity

I still enjoy setting goals, but knowing I'll be in school full time from the end of January-May, then again from September-December, I'm keeping my goals simple-ish. This year I'll be doing the 2012 in 2012. Meaning I'll try to purge 2,012 unwanted items in the year 2012. or higher!

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Welcome to the May 11, 2012 Edition #236 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. This edition is arranged by subject heading, so that you can browse efficiently.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I wouldn’t qualify it as embarrassing, given the time period, but we lost our entire downpayment on the first house we bought. My parents were married for 7 years before having kids, and during that time they both worked – my dad is an engineer, and my mom’s a nurse, so they made pretty good money!

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Gender Inequality in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We took Home Economics (translate that to cooking and sewing class) instead of shop. Forbes reported: ”According to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012 full-time employed women earned just 80.9% She is not a second class citizen. Don’t play sports, you’ll sweat.

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