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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming.

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Frugal Tip Monday: It's Not What you Make but What You Spend?

Fashion Without Guilt

Finance is another true love of mine. Mind you that is a bit excessive but again with a healthy salary and a nice standing in his 401K and real estate invesments he is sitting pretty. I will write a review and let you know if it is worth the read. It definetly hit home with everything that I have been reading about lately.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. Len Penzo reviews where he has spent his money the last 12 years. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K?

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

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Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. posted at Your Finances Simplified , saying, “One of the things that investment gurus always emphasize is to diversify, diversify and diversify. YFS presents What Is Asset Allocation and Why Is It Important?

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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. We also do not have an employer pension or retirement plan to fall back on, so our retirement will be financed 100% by us. This post is not meant to be taken in a political way.

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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

All of your estate planning needs to head in the same direction and should be reviewed in whole to insure that the distributions you intend to make are actually clear in the documents. 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.