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Small Money Mistakes That Have Big Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So, in this article, we’re going to look at 10 small money mistakes that many people make, often unaware of the impact they are having on their financial security. Not Having an Emergency Fund It is dangerous to spend every cent you earn and not to have buffer against illness, injury, job loss or hard economic times.

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How to Get into the Stock Market

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Those of us who had stocks , bonds, and mutual funds saw our net worth rise, but many (perhaps as many as 50% of us, according to CNN Money article M illions see no benefit from soaring stock prices ) missed out. If you don’t have any stock market investments, how can you get in on the action? Ask for stocks as a gift.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid? A Reverse mortgages has both advantages & disadvantages.&#.

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P.E.P for the Week of January 17-21/11- Spread the Happiness Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Great article. Bucksome Boomer tells us how we can revolutionize our finances when it comes to insurance. It is amazing how many different kinds of insurance we need to navigate through. Get Rich Slowly shares with us how we can all put money in an emergency fund no matter what our financial situtation is.

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