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Link Love Carnival #4

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Suba tells us why you should not use your 401K. In July, the charity we will be donating to is Conservation International. We also compost and we love it. Do you know how many fees and expenses your paying? I have some tricks I have found for work life balance. That concludes this edition.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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Hubby retired in July 2007. However, I haven’t learned this lesson too well, as I still have the second plan, which is a 401K. I’m retired! I have been since April 7, 2010. Since the mutual funds in it were an institutional share class, I couldn’t move them in kind.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. Beating Broke from Beating Broke shares Multi-Cultural 4th of July Party Suggestions , and says, “Tired of hamburgers and hotdogs at your grill outs? Shawanda Greene from You Have More Than You Think presents Why’s It Got To Be All or Nothing?