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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

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To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. Why would they want to save their money to get pennies a year on their principal?

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The Cost of Doing Nothing

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The US Secretary of State, currently John Kerry today (2013-08-30) in a newscast on the possibility of intervening in Syria due to chemical weapons used there, claimed that there is a high and immediate cost of the US doing nothing in response to that use. Is your condo association board continually costing you money? Money Tips'

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How to Create a Family Balance Sheet + Get a FREE one for your family!

Family Balance Sheet

Knowing all of these numbers doesn’t mean that there won’t be messiness with your money. Having everything on one page made our money discussions much easier. Liabilities: Liabilities are what you OWE money on, such as car loans, student loans, credit card balances, and mortgage balances. Column D = Target Balance.

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

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posted at Money Talks Coaching , saying, “Money and marriage. Savvy Scot controversially talks about how to spend money and what so many financial bloggers are doing wrong! Maria presents Politics and economy in the Eurozone part 1 posted at The Money Principle , saying, “The people have spoken in France and Greece.

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013). 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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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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Editors Picks: Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site shares 10 Phrases I have Used to Save Money. Really, we should all carry a cue card in a our wallet that we can just whip out and use anytime we have an opportunity to save money. This makes us closer as families which to me is the real reward.

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The Top Three Ways People Get Rich

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If you have the talent and stomach for investing using other people’s money, you might make billions. He started investing with other people’s money way back in 1956 using funds only from friends and family. Several of the billionaires on the 2013 Forbes 400 list got there via their business. Real Estate.