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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Sustainable Life Blog: September Monthly Review His review of finances in September. Do you review your finances monthly? Stock Market Basics: How Does 401k work Understanding 401k is a must to help you save money for retirement purposes plus it also helps you save taxes and get more cash in your hands.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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Next I collected and reviewed the past two years worth of expenditures to see exactly what our actuals were. Then I collected and reviewed the past five years of income from non-job related sources to see what our income averages were. I counted only on getting the lowest years incomes.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

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In October 2003, I left a career as a department store buyer with a nice paycheck, paid vacation days, 401k match, profit sharing, and health benefits, to pursue a life of self employment with my husband where all of those things are up to us. We did take advantage of one benefit of a high deductible health plan: a Health Savings Account.

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

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Franklin presents Traditional IRA Versus Roth IRA posted at Better Retirement Planning , saying, ” Many taxpayers puzzle over whether to contribute to traditional versus Roth tax-advantaged retirement plans. Self-control in your financial decision-making regarding budgeting and consumption is far more important than clever investing.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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That would just be silly and… Jeffrey presents Money Rules Book Review: A Quick Guide to Finances posted at Money Spruce , saying, “I recently checked out the new book Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security by Jean Chatzky. ” Glen presents Opening a Roth IRA for a Child ? .”

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