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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? Your City or County May Have Free Money For You. What do you think?

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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. Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. Wayne presents Unexpected Costs of Pet Ownership posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Pet ownership can be quite expensive.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. The Skilled Investor , Editor.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

By freeing myself up for those three days, we can get a lot on our list done without experiencing pure exhaustion. How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. What did you do? Managing Money.

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

Have more money automatically withdrawn from your paycheck and put in your 401k. Is now really the best time to buy that new couch or could you find one for free? After taking a look at your holiday shopping credit card bill, you may (unsurprisingly) groan and vow to pay off your debt as quickly as possible. Create a budget.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

Family Balance Sheet

Instead I’m writing about my family’s experience with traditional health insurance and how it has affected OUR finances. There are three major tax savings: the money contributed into the account is tax deductible, it grows tax free, and certain withdrawals are tax free if they are for qualified medical expenses.

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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being the smart person you are, you you sign up for a 401K with company matching and do the right thing by starting to pump as much into it as possible. In 5 years – you’ve married and had a baby, but your 401k still goes to Mom and Dad when you die. What can go wrong after you die. Spouse contests the distributions.