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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. A Reverse mortgages has both advantages & disadvantages.&#. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Don’t worry, there are options.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

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– A down to earth outline to what I see as the advantages and disadvantages of a cooperative education, and to argue that one doesn’t need take a cooperative education to be successful. Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going. There were 56 submissions this week.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support. We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? When you can’t fit all your investments into tax advantaged accounts, which investments should be given priority: stocks or bonds?” I totally agree with Eric here.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. If so, you should take full advantage of that and whatever else is being offered.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This was the first opportunity to highlight articles from the newly formed Yakezie network. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund. Bucksome shares ten of her favorites in this article. No related posts.

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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Author of Forbes article Why You Should Take Joel Greenblatt’s ‘Magic Formula’ Stocks Seriously , Charles Sizemore thinks it works, others don’t. However, while I worked, I also used this method to better advantage. Over several years, I accumulated many shares of a mutual fund which has since gone up in price.

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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We took advantage of having two incomes. The fact that you’re reading articles like this means you’re miles ahead of society. Make sure to have an emergency fund so you’re not put back into debt when something comes up. Seek financial help. You CAN do it. If you’re young, avoid debt now. It creates momentum.

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