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What Makes a Saver?

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But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities. As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. The Skilled Investor , Editor.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. Have you ever had to adjust your plans because you bit off too much?

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

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I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. Ramsay presents Borrowing From Your 401k. t Paydown Your Credit Cards.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

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Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. Not pretend our finances are fine. You spend your money on the wrong stuff. If so, why?

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