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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

“ Why should I start retirement saving early? ” is a common question from young people still in high school or college, in their first job or just starting out in their career. They might have a part-time job to help pay their way through school or they may have started full-time employment for the first time.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby. There’s a yearly fee and a learning curve, but I love YNAB and it helps me stay on budget and financially organized with our day-to-day checking and savings accounts.

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report card freebies 2016 – Free Stuff when School ends

Coupons Do Work

Family Trust Federal Credit Union – open savings account. 3 Rivers Credit Union -open a Buddy (Cub) account for your child. Allstate -offers Good Grades Discount for full time students under the age of 25 with high grade. They can save up to 20%. Students can earn $1 for each A on report card.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money. It was never.

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Are You Financially Ready For Kids?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

According to an article that was published on Investment News last June, it costs approximately $235,000 to raise a child and that’s not even counting their college tuition ! They are miracles, they are blessings and something else that they are is very expensive. It’s OK to do that.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids. That’s not right.