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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yeah, There’s a Calculator for That Refinancing your mortgage to a lower rate and paying the same amount is an interesting sound-byte from Personal Finance Bloggers – but has anyone really run the numbers? The return on this strategy is relatively paltry, as this calculator shows! Do you review your finances monthly?

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hubby is one of those lucky few that actually has a pretty safe pension – one that also comes with health plans (which cover me as well) – so calculating his was easy. We didn’t count on the psychological effect on me though. However, I haven’t learned this lesson too well, as I still have the second plan, which is a 401K.