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Benefit from My Financial Mistakes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I ended up with a BA in Psychology with an emphasis in Industrial Psychology – and couldn’t get a good paying job of any sort after graduating! Instead, I picked my major based on the courses I enjoyed – without considering how that major would help me earn a living.

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Learn How to Protect Your Child’s College Fund

For the Mommas

Now there is a way to protect your child’s college fund in the same way you protect your home, with Allianz Tuition Insurance. Tuition insurance provides families with investment protection for non-refundable tuition payments, fees, and room and board costs. 81% of parents were not aware that tuition insurance exists. **.

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Why We Seek Happiness

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Darwin agreed, according to Psychology Today article Happiness: ultimately it’s genetic! Our evolutionary biology insures that everything necessary for our survival makes us feel good. Is there a greater purpose in the human desire to be happy? I think so. I think we are hard wired to seek happiness.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Discontinue Insurance. Since she could no longer afford to pay it, she stopped the home insurance and stopped using the cars she inherited (also free and clear). Her health care is via the Veteran’s Administration as she has no health insurance. She charged up credit cards to buy food and clothing.

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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

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I explored this by reading some of the best financial books out there that tackle the psychological issues in which people use money in unhealthy ways. Having spent many years working in the mental health field, this approach worked for me because psychology, spirituality and self-help was of particular interest to me.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Health insurance is a bit more pricy than when employed, but less than a lot of other people pay. We didn’t count on the psychological effect on me though. If I die first, he can rescind the survivor benefit to increase his monthly pension amount.