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What Makes a Saver?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you don’t have enough money to put food on the table, you are going to do something about it. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds. In its simplest form, the thing that makes a person a saver is the act of saving. For some, having an unmet need is enough to make a saver.

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Link Love Carnival #4

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The Link Love Carnival is an avenue I created where bloggers can work together to “ build a better world “. Suba tells us why you should not use your 401K. Hello and welcome to the 4th edition of the Link Love Carnival. Each month a charity for the carnival is chosen. This month, our charity of choice is The Livestrong Foundation.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. Fancy restaurant food. I’d send some to my nieces to help with their college expenses and would donate half to our local food pantry. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made? One of four nightstands we made!

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. There are many reasons for this, but chief amongst them are the facts that you need a credit card to do anything online, and you also should have one in order to begin building a credit rating.

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

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Dividend Growth Investor presents Build your own Berkshire with dividend paying stocks posted at Dividend Growth Investor , saying, “Buffett’s strategy of using Berkshire’s cash to purchase more businesses is similar to what dividend growth investors like to do. .” Furniture and major appliances are expensive.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

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Ramsay presents Borrowing From Your 401k. Among the many benefits afforded to many 401k participants is the ability to borrow funds from the account for personal purposes. Dana presents 5 Frugal Ways To Beat Food Price Inflation. Boomer presents Organic Food Gardening. Save Money this Spring: #2.