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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

With PNC reporting that the average 20-something faces $45,000 in debt, and Generation Opportunity finding a 15.9 percent unemployment rate among 18-29 year olds , being financially savvy is a skill that gets you much farther than those humanity electives you took in college. Car Buying. Tackle Student Loans.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Sometimes we buy stuff on a whim, only to be disappointed later. But not all my impulse buys have been duds. That man was Steve Jobs. Shamwow guy, you listening?)

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

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’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? ” A Blinkin presents Should I Buy A House? posted at Money Talks Coaching , saying, “Money and marriage. Today, I will round out this series with some tips on how you can help solidify a strong financial foundation for years to come.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Jim presents NetSpend & Prepaid Debit Cards You Didnt Apply For posted at Bargaineering , saying, “The other day an old college friend of mine emailed me about a strange thing he received in the mail. ” Managing Debt. Jeremy Waller presents Do You Have What It Takes To Be Debt Free And Financially Successful?

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

I had been at my previous job for 17 years (straight out of college) and it had turned into a very toxic situation. I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. A small “mistake” is buying a Vitamix blender. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Being consistent.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. Sure you know you are in debt over your head. So you continue to get further in debt as you continue to spend. What is the one thing you are refusing to give up that would help you pay off your debt?

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