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3 Important Lessons in Living Frugally, But Not Too Frugally

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Guest Post Author Bio: David Bakke enjoys living frugally in Atlanta and frequently shares his best financial tips and experiences on Money Crashers , an online resource ranked as one of the top personal finance blogs online. While indulgence is bad for the budget, ignoring your needs is incredibly counterproductive.

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7 Financial and Work-Related Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad

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Guest Post Author Bio: Broke Professionals is a personal finance blog aimed at the over-educated and underpaid. Marry someone who is willing to get down and paint with you. The couple that paints together, stays together&#. My dad has worked for nearly 40 years as a School Custodian. He is one of my heroes.

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Make your child’s allowance an allocation not an entitlement

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I trimmed grass around the house, I was on call to help Dad fix cars, paint the house or help Mom pick and can the plums and etc. Others, such as Janet Bodnar, the deputy editor at Kiplinger’s Personal Finance say that “Giving your kids an allowance is the best money-management tool you can use with your children”.

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Saving Money By Trying to Live a “Pioneer Lifestyle”

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Author Bio: Most other Bloggers in the field of Personal Finance discuss their “Goal of obtaining one million dollars” or their “journey to financial independence and freedom.” For instance, I can paint a house. Join us on our journey at www.brokeprofessionals.com.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

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Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. I already had the Vaseline ,a wooden paint paddle and the water was readily available.

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Diversify Side Income Or Specialize?

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Of course, I didn’t know that the term for this was “side hustling ” when I first started out, but now I know all too well that many personal finance experts and even regular bloggers believe that side hustling can propel you forward faster than many money saving and frugality endeavours ever will.

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The One Most Important Thing You Need to Get Rich

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Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Periodic scanning of internet finance information to keep current and learn new concepts – such as how to get the investment product with the lowest fees, highest return and least risk.

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