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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. If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. You spend your money on the wrong stuff. You don’t keep track of your money flow.

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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. Tax Debt Help presents Savers Tax Credit: Get Rewarded for Retirement. Miss Thrifty presents How to Save Money with Cloth Nappies.

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

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The Wisdom Journal tells us how we can avoid 57 tax mistakes. Both my husband and I have worn second hand clothes and I must say, no one is the wiser. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K? This week he talks about the income statement which is something we need to have in order to file our taxes.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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PFP presents Investment Asset Tax Location posted at Pasadena Financial Planner , saying, ” As you move your cash, bond, and stock financial assets into lower cost, more broadly diversified investment mutual funds and/or ETFs, you should also consider how to “locate” your investment asset allocation with respect to more optimal taxation.

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