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How to Conduct an Effective Family Financial Analysis

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Guest Post Author Bio: Elias Cortez, from Dallas, TX is currently a freelance writer specializing in writing on education and career information articles. View his latest articles on the University of Phoenix Birmingham and how to obtain a graphic design degree here. Why You Should Conduct a Financial Analysis.

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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

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If you’re currently balancing your debt payoff and savings efforts, Canadian Budget Binder highlights the reason why it’s important to get out of debt first before saving. Are you a current student or someone who’s currently paying off student loan debt? How to conduct an effective family financial analysis.

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Are You Middle Class?

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A 2014 Money article What It Means to Be Middle Class Today reported that: “Jerry Love, who runs a certified public accountant firm in Abilene, Texas, and works with the middle class and the fabulously wealthy, says he has clients earning $300,000 to $400,000 annually who nonetheless consider themselves middle class.”

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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How to Save Money From Salary Without Sacrificing Your Lifestyle

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Should you just pretend that you don’t have savings and increase your debt ? Here, let me show you: Say, for example, that your family is used to a certain high-end brand of cereal, but your analysis has shown that it’s too expensive and should be part of the things you cut out of your monthly budget to shore up that 20%.

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Why I Don’t Use Cash Back Credit Cards

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A 2012 study Cash Back Credit Card Analysis – done by research company Next Adviser compared rewards by card to find the cards that provided the most cash back. In Forbes article Are You a Sucker for Cash Back Credit Card Offers? As article How Is Cashback Profitable For Credit Card Companies? The rewards are small.

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Enter to Win $250 for Back to School + Free Credit Report

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Credit Sesame is a free online personal finance tool that gives consumers an easy way to monitor and manage their credit and loans all in one place and save money on debt. The greatest perk of Credit Sesame, it’s 100% Free!

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