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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? Your City or County May Have Free Money For You.

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How to Get Your Free Credit Reports From the Major Credit Bureaus

Savings Corner

Federal law gives you free access to your credit reports from the three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Those reports — which previously had been limited to once a year — are permanently available weekly to help consumers manage their finances. Checking your score does not damage your credit.

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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

Hatch a plan to tackle your debt, particularly high-interest balances, to help you free up more cash. Consider strategies such as the debt snowball or avalanche methods or explore credit counseling to get a personalized action plan to attack your debt. Generally, you want to aim for an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses.

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The Prairie Eco-Thrifter Giveaway Extravaganza: 2nd Anniversary with an iPad 3 and over $200 Cash To Be Won Plus a Bonus Prize

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. In addition a couple fantastic personal finance books are also up for grabs. Bonus Prize Yes there is a bonus.

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The Ultimate Guide to Saving Money with Vouchers and Coupons

Koupon Karen

In today’s economy, with rising prices across sectors, consumers invariably seek ways to stretch their budgets further. Socially conscious consumers welcome values-aligned savings opportunities. Disciplined usage of available voucher codes and coupons catalyzes positive personal finance outcomes.

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Yakezie Blog Swap #10

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Sustainable Personal Finance tells us why air sealing your home is a good ide a at Financially Consumed. Stock Market Basics shares 5 ways to go green and save natural resources at Free Money Wisdom. Financially Consumed tells how you can go green at home incrementally at Sustainable Personal Finance.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 4

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money is a series that will run every Tuesday for the next few weeks where some of the top personal finance bloggers share their thoughts on this topic. Last week Tim at Canadian Dream: Free at 45 shared his thoughts on this matter. The entire series can be found under Money Tips.

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