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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Life has a tendency to make drastic changes quickly, and if you do not have a plan or idea of how these changes might change your life, you are going to be in very deep trouble. Control Your Cash from Control Your Cash boldly says Your Smart Car Isn’t Saving the World. A plan B is a must in any home. He’s right.

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

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” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used. Income MMD presents What Did You Learn From Working as a Teenager?

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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

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All of your estate planning needs to head in the same direction and should be reviewed in whole to insure that the distributions you intend to make are actually clear in the documents. What if you die in a car wreck before your child is of legal age to inherit. You assume your child will be of legal age when you die.

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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. South County Girl presents Car Insurance Changes Again, Part 2. A post about breaking down your insurance costs and how you can budget for them.