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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

Saving Cents With Sense

It’s still a tough economy, but these smart financial decisions help you stay ahead of the financial troubles that your peers face. Your parents, especially if they are baby boomers, grew up in a vibrant economy that afforded them many advantages. Don’t Compare Your Living Situation to Your Parents. Car Buying.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Maria presents Politics and economy in the Eurozone part 1 posted at The Money Principle , saying, “The people have spoken in France and Greece. After all it was not the people who caused the problem so why should they suffer while the banks get off scot-free? They do not like this austerity business one little bit.

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