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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? David presents Wired Capital Markets posted at Wall Street History , saying, ” Looking into the workings of modern securities markets is like looking under the hood of a Prius hybrid car.

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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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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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Plus, I am presenting at two conferences this month so I have to get ready for those. I had to remind myself that being debt free was the first step to fulfilling my dreams. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K? We also have to plan our itinerary, get our vaccines, and pack.

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