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Marriage and Money: 5 Tips To Reduce the Money Arguments

Family Balance Sheet

I'm participating in Women’s Money Week which is about encouraging women to speak up about money, take control of our finances, and reshape our financial future. Women’s Money Week will run from March 5th-11th, 2012 on WomensMoneyWeek.com — coinciding with International Women’s Day. Today's topic is Money and Relationships.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

A few years back, my extended family took a trip to Holland, Michigan. My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. How did you get interested in saving money? As an adult, it’s important to me to continue to be generous, as well as, provide financial security for myself and my family.

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Money vs. Family Life

freestuff.tv

In this day and age, we are under so much pressure to make money, maximize our earning capacity and often at any cost. Today I would like to pose this somewhat provocative statement and given the recent unemployment reports would seem ridiculous: “Reasons why you don’t want that promotion&#. Money Does Not Equal Happiness.

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How to Build your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. Do you have enough cash to cover them or would you have to rely on high-interest credit cards or a loan from your family? What helped us through that time was the money we had saved in our emergency account.

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The Best and Worst Times to Side Hustle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There’s always an opportunity to make more money which is why many take on side hustles as a way of maximizing that opportunity. For example, if I make $400 a week on unemployment and I was offered a babysitting gig for one day that week, I would have to make at least $100 in that day of babysitting; otherwise I’d be operating at a loss.

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10 Things To Do When You Lose Your Job

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Kylie Ofiu is the author of 365 Ways to Make Money. She blogs about ways to make and save money as well as what she is up to at her blog www.kylieofiu.com. This past year my husband and I went through a period of unemployment which was tricky and when we did have employment is was casual.

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If You???re Not Poor, Can You Teach Your Kids What It???s Like to Be Poor?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While I was growing up, my family didn’t have much money. Through it all, I learned how to budget my money and how to find bargains. They’re not from a poor family, and trying to pretend that they are for the “experience” is ridiculous. My dad worked first as a meat cutter and then at a factory.

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