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

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Welcome to the May 11, 2012 Edition #236 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. ” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used.

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

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You can often take advantage of these to save money away from work or grab some gusto during work. The February 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine quoted a Harvard Business Review study done in 2010 which found that at Best Buy, a 0.1 Related posts: 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work. Why do companies offer perks?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Eight Carnivals This Week

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Blinkin’s post, Is a Penny Saved a Penny Earned at the Canadian Finance Carnival #69. Help Me to Save included YFS’ post, How to Get a Salary Raise in the Totally Money Carnival: First Foot into 2012 as did My University Money in the Carnival of Financial Camaraderie #14. Many thanks to Canadian Finance Blog for including A.

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What to Do When You and Your Spouse Have Differing Financial Goals

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We bought a house in 2012; we both have fulfilling careers and we have two little dogs that we consider fur babies. My financial goal is to save up enough to travel extensively (such as an around-the-world trip or maybe volunteering abroad for a longer period of time). My fiancé and I are getting married in less than two months.

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How to Prioritize Home Improvement Projects

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Since we moved into our home in late 2012, my husband and I have been go, go, go with all of the improvements, renovations and small projects we have been taking on. Not only did this save us money over the long run with our heating bills, but it also made us more comfortable. Even if it isn’t as fun. Was it fun to do?

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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

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I have tried to do some reading this week which I have highlighted below: Great Reads From The Blogosphere: Despite 2012 being over, Invest It Wisely’s idea to fight the winter blues by giving to causes you believe in is a sure-fire way to ensure you’re on your way to a fantastic 2013. Working to build your emergency fund?

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4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

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I graduated in 2012 with no loans from my degree. Unless you’ve been saving up your money to put a lump sum payment on your loans before they begin incurring interest, you are throwing away your money by taking on student debt. It seems that many students accept student loans as a given; something unavoidable.

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