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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Automate Your Contributions This is something I have decided to do with my kids: as soon as anyone turns 18, I’m going to give them $500 as a start-up investment in their Roth IRA. Things like your savings account, your retirement fund, your house, investments accounts, real estate…these are all assets.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You have to give it space and time (lots of time) to grow into a huge money producer. He never earned more than $46,000 per year, but he turned that into several million dollars, most of which he’s giving away. One way to do this in a two income family is to live off of one income and bank the other. You can do this.

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account. I would go into the bank with my stubby little hands clutching my months worth of allowance (total of $1), deposit it and see the results right off printed in my book. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. Back then I had a passbook.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Money Talks Coaching: Finding Your Emergency Fund – I hear you saying “I know emergency funds are important, but how am I supposed to save money when I can’t even pay my bills?” Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going. krantcents: How Will You Measure Your Life?

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