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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site. Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. In no particular order….

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Seniors – Keep Your Allocations

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Vanguard’s Personal Financial Planner thought I should change invest all my retirement money in bonds when I moved it from my 401K to an IRA. That would just cost me in taxes! CNN Money is one site that acknowledges this. The bond market was at a high at the time. Stocks were cheap. I bought stocks and a few bonds.

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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

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Remember to include taxes as an expense. However, I haven’t learned this lesson too well, as I still have the second plan, which is a 401K. To transition from work to retirement – and prepare for developing my web site, I opted to take the Kaufman Foundation class “Fast Trac – New Venture”. Lesson Two – Exit Smartly.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. 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. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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

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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. Tax Debt Help presents Savers Tax Credit: Get Rewarded for Retirement. Jim presents How to Calculate Your Full Effective Tax Rate.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

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Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. Seven Reasons To Avoid Penny Auction Sites. You spend your money on the wrong stuff.

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