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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? Your City or County May Have Free Money For You. It has gone on for generations.

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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

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Being the smart person you are, you you sign up for a 401K with company matching and do the right thing by starting to pump as much into it as possible. In 5 years – you’ve married and had a baby, but your 401k still goes to Mom and Dad when you die. Have you seen the results of any messed up beneficiary designations?

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming.

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

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I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. Ramsay presents Borrowing From Your 401k. t Paydown Your Credit Cards.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. The Skilled Investor , Editor.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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By freeing myself up for those three days, we can get a lot on our list done without experiencing pure exhaustion. How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. What did you do? Managing Money.

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

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” Income Squeezer presents My previous job as a pizza delivery guy posted at Personal Finance Success , saying, “During the summer-fall of 2004 I worked at a local Domino’s Pizza as a driver. Let me recount the experience with you and detail what it was like working there.

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