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The Deadly Sins of Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Lots of people will say that there’s no real formula for personal finance, because it’s personal. Too much of any of these following behaviours will kill anybody’s finances, and, not only that but may lead to poor behaviours in other areas as well. Consumerism. Of course consumerism is a deadly sin of finance.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 1

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. This week, Flexo at Consumerism Commentary shares his thoughts on this matter. Money is not a goal. Here is what he had to say: 1.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. I also find that setting goals makes a difference. We have been saving for our vacation to Asia since last year and we have been successful at this. Consumerism Commentary asks us if we are better off than our parents ?

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