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US Presidents and Personal Finance

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Grant also did poorly in personal finance. In more recent times, President Truman also did poorly on the personal finance front. Not all of the US presidents were bad at personal finance. It took long law suits to get the property back to James Monroe Levy after the war ended. So, what do you think?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey discusses Online Shopping – The Risks, Benefits, and How to Stay Safe. What do you think?

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The Top Personal Finance Tips For Recent Graduates; From 10 different Finance Experts

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Manisha has an MBA from Harvard and serves as a Financial Fellow at Wellesley College. She runs MoneyZen Wealth Management , and has a financial blog geared toward helping women master their finances. Eleanor is a Consumer Advocate and helps consumers take control of their personal finances. Eleanor Blayney, CFP.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Read away my friends.

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Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

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She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. The post Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

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Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips

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Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. If you know you are going to want to have a tutor for your child this year, use a college tutor. using tax free days.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards. After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. We cut up our credit cards and never used them again.

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