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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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Plus, I was still earning a significant salary so we really weren’t worried about having enough income to live on when he retired. We didn’t count on the psychological effect on me though. Hubby continued to work hard around the estate (ok, I’m being a bit grandiose – but you could call 6 acres an estate – right?)

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Should You Invest In A Rising Market?

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Unfortunately, to move them, I had to cash some the investments out in the 401K, leaving me with quite a few funds to get back into the market. I don’t – I’m not a professional, but even the professionals don’t know. My Personal Lesson, Don’t Time The Market. So, who do you believe?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Budgeting and Economics. Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Find out the purpose of budgeting and whether it’s important for you. ” Financial Planning. Here are several of them and the best way to avoid them.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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How is it possible that a couple making $200K don’t know where $60K is going every year? Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site. At this time, there were 44 members of the group.

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

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This edition is arranged by subject heading, so that you can browse efficiently. Janet presents Expense budgeting posted at Fee Only Financial Planner , saying, ” Many people do not track their living expenses and do not understand the magnitude of their consumption. . posted at Money Talks Coaching , saying, “Money and marriage.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Paul Vachon presents Frugal Living Made Easy posted at The Frugal Toad , saying, “Frugal living is all about making informed and deliberate choices in how to spend money. In other words, frugality allows me to get more value for my hard earned dollar and who wouldn’t want that?

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