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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. If we make effort we will succeed.

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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. I’d send some to my nieces to help with their college expenses and would donate half to our local food pantry. We no longer had car loans or a mortgage in our 40’s (now 50’s as of this summer!)

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. 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. They are definitely worth a try.