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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

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percent unemployment rate among 18-29 year olds , being financially savvy is a skill that gets you much farther than those humanity electives you took in college. They also didn’t deal with a massive housing bubble or an economy that requires a college degree for many higher paying jobs. Car Buying. Tackle Student Loans.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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The College Investor : Best Defensive Stock Sectors The best stock sectors for playing defense in a rough market. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming. The return on this strategy is relatively paltry, as this calculator shows! Here is a real life example.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. Sean Smarty from Grow Money talks about How to Invest During College. Money Thinker from Money Thinking asks Is Going to College Still Worth It? Junior Boomer from Consumer Boomer asks Is It Better To Save Or Repay Debt?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Jim presents NetSpend & Prepaid Debit Cards You Didnt Apply For posted at Bargaineering , saying, “The other day an old college friend of mine emailed me about a strange thing he received in the mail. Theres a reason why the average American consumer has a total of 13 credit obligations on record at a credit bureau.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #241 – June 15, 2012

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. ” John presents Q1 2012 Credit Card Debt Study posted at Card Hub , saying, “The first quarter of 2012 indicates consumers are paying down credit card debt. Will this trend continue throughout the year, or will consumer credit card debt follow the same path it has in previous years?

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