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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. I think I could have gotten discouraged in my 20’s when I was chipping away at student loan debt and a car loan and in my 30’s when I had two kids in day care. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made? ” Ha.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. mbhunter from Mighty Bargain Hunter asks Are you contributing to this debt clock? and says, “The big debt clock is over $14 trillion now, but this other one is approaching $1 trillion, and may affect you more directly.&#. How about you?

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thanks Jeffrey for giving us some new ideas on how we can help others. 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. I did this yeas ago when I was in debt and it made paying off the debt a reality.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thanks to NCR, using your smartphone to make withdrawals at an ATM is on the horizon. ” 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. Well, not to worry. Jason presents Car Loans Are Now Americans’ No.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

” Managing Debt. Jeremy Waller presents Do You Have What It Takes To Be Debt Free And Financially Successful? You see theres a reason that the majority of people are in debt. Theres a reason why the average amount of credit card debt per household is $15,956. Here are 5 steps to painlessly become debt free.

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