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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. What’s your best frugal win? I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? One big one is when I left my toxic job.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Kyle presents Enter to Win our April iPad Mania Giveaway! posted at The Penny Hoarder , saying, “The Penny Hoarder has teamed up with Bay Area Mommy a number of other bloggers to bring you this amazing chance to win the two hottest tablets in the market today! Real Estate.

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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. Kevin presents Canada’s Conservatives Win 2011 Election and Harper Wins a Majority Government. She was still struggling with college credit card debt.