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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. Shawanda Greene from You Have More Than You Think presents Why’s It Got To Be All or Nothing? Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. If we make effort we will succeed.

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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

Family Balance Sheet

Keep the quarterly statements for your 401k or other IRA accounts until you receive the annual statement. Keep records permanently for nondeductible contributions to an IRA to prove that you already paid taxes on this money when it is time to withdrawal. Check for any discrepancies.

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

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Little House presents Not Enough Saved For Retirement? Justin Weinger presents 5 Reasons Why You Shouldn?t FruGal presents Why you SHOULD sweat the small stuff when it comes to money – FruGal. Jeffrey presents 4 Easy Ways to Raise More Cash For Charity. Dr. Dean presents Happiness, Osama, Spending, and You?