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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

I had been at my previous job for 17 years (straight out of college) and it had turned into a very toxic situation. We can decorate it however we want and then we post it on Facebook and have our friends and family vote on their favorite. Growing up we tended to be a paycheck-to-paycheck family.

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Money and Life in Your Forties

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I loved being home with my birth family as a kid, going to elementary and high school, finding new found freedom at college in my teens and early twenties, striking out on my own in my twenties, having and raising my babies in my twenties and thirties. You may have been part of a couple and a family for 15 or 20 years by now.

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The College Investor : Best Defensive Stock Sectors The best stock sectors for playing defense in a rough market. Stock Market Basics: How Does 401k work Understanding 401k is a must to help you save money for retirement purposes plus it also helps you save taxes and get more cash in your hands.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? If you are in college and wondering how to put money aside, saving money may not even be a question because of the massive amounts of college debt that you are facing. Budgeting and Economics.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Robert presents 5 Steps Toward Post College Financial Bliss posted at The College Investor , saying, “Over my past few posts, I’ve highlighted key transitions that have financial ramifications in any college graduate’s life: The job search and managing life in your first apartment. ” That concludes this edition.

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