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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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A layoff or a drop of business happened in the past, but a global economic shut down from a deadly virus? However, reality set in on April 1st and I’m now second-guessing that we have enough money set aside, so I have set into motion some strategies to prepare for the unstable economy and any lost income ahead.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On March 28, 2012 the Senate passed Resolution 409 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month. Household debt stood at $13,200,000,000,000 at the end of the third quarter of 2010 (according to a 2011 ‘‘Flow of Funds’’ report by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System).

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. billion in April, compared with $809.4 billion in April, compared with an increase of $30.7 billion in March. The wealth effect.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Welcome to the April 6, 2012 Edition #231 of the Carnival of Financial Planning. Budgeting and Economics. ” FG presents A Tale of Two Brothers posted at Financial God , saying, “One of my favourite books is ‘Economics in One Lesson’, by Henry Hazlitt. ” Managing Debt.

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