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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. Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. My parents have helped us in the past. He used this email to save thousands of dollars on his last three car purchases.

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

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Do you use those to achieve happiness on your own or do you pass those opportunities by? 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. Why not use your dividends to pay your expenses?

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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. Grandchildren inherit but can’t get use of the money.

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

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” Jason presents Why We Didn’t Sell Our Car on Craigslist posted at Work Save Live , saying, “Last week I detailed why we considered buying a car through CarMax, and I wanted to do a follow-up on a service of theirs that we actually used. ” Green Panda presents 2 Great Reasons Why Young People Need Life Insurance Too!

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