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Do You Use Skills Learned in Childhood?

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The NFCC did an online poll to explore the question and found: “Of those who had contrasted their adult financial behavior against their parent’s, 12 percent chose to embrace financial habits that were exactly opposite of their parent’s, while nine percent admitted their habits were very similar. Credit card debt is bad.

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4 Tips To Starting Your Financial Plan

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Only 32 percent of Americans prepare a monthly budget, according to a Gallup poll taken in June 2013. Creating a short-term budget and long-term financial plan can not only help you get out of debt once and for all, but they can also guide you to economic independence and prosperity. Based on this information, make a budget.