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Small Money Mistakes That Have Big Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A budget gives it to you plain and simple – the good, the bad and the ugly. Not Having an Emergency Fund It is dangerous to spend every cent you earn and not to have buffer against illness, injury, job loss or hard economic times. Make establishing an emergency fund a priority. What have you done to rectify them?

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yeah, There’s a Calculator for That Refinancing your mortgage to a lower rate and paying the same amount is an interesting sound-byte from Personal Finance Bloggers – but has anyone really run the numbers? Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? Why Do You Need One and How Does it Work?

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