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5 Advantages of Combining Annuities and Life Insurance for Retirement – Life Happens

Savings Corner

Combining annuities and life insurance can be one way to achieve a comprehensive plan that sets you on the right track for a relaxing retirement. You can use both annuities and life insurance as part of your retirement strategy. What Are Annuities and Life Insurance? First, let’s look at the two options.

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Providing for Your Child’s Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Stay with me here – I’m very concerned about my child’s future, especially in these debt-ridden times of financial uncertainty. That got me started thinking about life insurance. Life Insurance as a Guarantee If something were to happen to me, I need to ensure that my child will be taken care of.

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Why You Should Be Skeptical of Financial “Rules of Thumb”

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The rule of thumb that states that it makes sense to spend 30% of your income each month on a housing payment doesn’t take into account the fact that you might have other debts, and that taking on more might over-leverage you. And what happens when you add in property taxes, utility, home insurance, and maintenance?

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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

T – time-based, tangible, In 2019, we paid off six figures of non-mortgage debts. Related Reading : How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt. Tasks might be as simple as ‘reconciling’ or more complex like ‘paying the office payroll taxes’ and at that time, I definitely added ‘Pay Rent’ to that first list. auto insurance.

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Create a Personal Escrow Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Do you go into panic mode when your car insurance bill arrives? Does your property tax bill give you anxiety? auto insurance – due yearly. That used to be me.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? ” Green Panda presents 2 Great Reasons Why Young People Need Life Insurance Too! KT presents In Debt Consider Paying Cash for Your Purchases posted at Personal Finance Journey , saying, “Are you in debt besides the mortgage?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.