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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

Family Balance Sheet

Health insurance is a touchy subject. Instead I’m writing about my family’s experience with traditional health insurance and how it has affected OUR finances. Let’s start at the beginning: Health insurance wasn’t always so stressful for me and my husband and to begin our story I need to go back a few years.

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

Retirement is decades away, but it’s important to think about your savings now. According to The Wall Street Journal, the sooner you start saving, the less you have to sock away every year. This is especially important if you get a 401K match from your employer, as that’s free money. Car Buying. All rights reserved.

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

Family Balance Sheet

Any bills for big purchases like jewelry, appliances, computers, etc, should be kept permanently for insurance and warranty purposes. Retirement/ Savings/Brokerage Statements -. Keep the quarterly statements for your 401k or other IRA accounts until you receive the annual statement. Check for any discrepancies.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used. ” Green Panda presents 2 Great Reasons Why Young People Need Life Insurance Too!

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Little House presents Not Enough Saved For Retirement? Little House presents Not Enough Saved For Retirement? Who says that you have to retire in the same country that you saved for it in. Ramsay presents Borrowing From Your 401k.

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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. Sweating the Big Stuff tells us about 5 people that can save us money, time and stress. Live Real, Now tells us how we can save money on anything from bills to insurance. We save money and still look great. Managing Money.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Health insurance is a bit more pricy than when employed, but less than a lot of other people pay. However, I haven’t learned this lesson too well, as I still have the second plan, which is a 401K. This lets us see them enjoy the money, saves on death taxes and helps them out when they are young and poor.