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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? Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. My parents have helped us in the past. What do you think?

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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. You will learn exactly what settings, plugins, and themes he uses. There were 50 submissions this week.

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Investment Methods

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Much of the information in it is basic personal finance guidance (with a biblical twist). Digging into this formula investment technique (which is similar to dollar cost averaging), led me to the re-discovery of multiple other types of formulas and techniques which are supposed to help us make our money grow.

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Link Love Carnival #4

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If you would like to join us in our fight against cancer, you can make a donation by clicking here. Personal Finance. Crystal shares with us the financial implications she encountered when she took her pet pugs to the vet. Suba tells us why you should not use your 401K. That concludes this edition.

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

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We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Live Real, Now tells us how we can save money on anything from bills to insurance. Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. I wanted to use my money for other things.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. We get some answers. You probably dont.

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The Best Investments For the Over 40s to Start Now

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Basic Investment Strategies Here are some of the basic investment strategies that people use: Use the growth strategy where you buy stocks in a company that has great potential for growth. If you keep some investments, you can use the earnings for day-today spending, while keeping your principle intact to continue to work for you.

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