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Friday Links – Out of Town Edition

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Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Don’t let your Thanksgiving break the bank. Grayson from Debt Roundup recently took out an auto loan and shared the reasons why in his When Opportunity Knocks post. PET Archives : 5 Essential Money Tips for Newlyweds. What do you all have planned for the weekend?

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6 Ways to Earn $600 and More Before This Christmas

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Since I do not use a credit card anymore (and read recently that banks are in debt due to too much credit cards out there), why not start saving now, with these easy tips : Want more frugal tips/ articles/ DIY stuff? Banks will pay you for a new account! They switch banks. that means, money! TryMyUI Sign- UP.

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Small Choices Means Big Gains When Achieving Financial Security

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Your money works for you when it is earning you interest or adding value so don’t leave it sitting in your everyday bank account. Eliminate Debt Everyone has debts. It is usually debts that cause the most financial problems. Attack your credit card debts fist; they usually carry the highest interest rates anyway.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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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). PS: Don’t forget to check out the new “Share Your Voice” section on the PET homepage. This post was written by Marie.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. I know there are many reasons for the dire savings rates: kids, household projects, kids, pets, kids, caring for an aging parent, kids, medical issues, and kids. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**.

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Are You Heading for Financial Disaster?

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Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. Like I state on my About page , I was in debt and living a life that didn’t satisfy me. Statistics show that nearly one in two Americans are in serious financial problems due to their debt levels. Do you know if you are heading for financial disaster?

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

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’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Wayne presents Unexpected Costs of Pet Ownership posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Pet ownership can be quite expensive. If you are considering getting a new pet, make sure to consider these costs. Can you blame them?

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