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Stay the Course Financially

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San Francisco’s Federal Reserve published a report: Consumers and the Economy, Part I: Household Credit and Personal Saving examining the relationship between the availability of credit and the household savings rate. They said: “Following a 20-year decline, the U.S. Why stay the course? Why should you keep saving?

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

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Jester presents The Importance of Vacations For Kids posted at The Ultimate Juggle , saying, “This article explains the reasons that we prefer to take destination oriented vacations for the kid’s sake. Instead of avoiding them, why not research them and see if they would work for your financial goals!

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Find Out How Olivia & Her Husband Paid off Their Mortgage in 33 Months

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Teachers income in Texas actually starts pretty good ($44,000 when I started), but it doesn’t increase much and there aren’t any bonuses (some years it doesn’t even increase WITH inflation…one year we didn’t even get a raise due to the economy). Once our kids are in school our goal will be to look into buying our dream home.

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