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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family.

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How To Get A Business Loan In 6 Steps

Savings Corner

To find out whether your business can afford a loan, many lenders will use something called a debt service coverage ratio (DSCR). DSCR = annual net operating income / total annual debt, including principal and interest Many lenders won’t consider any business with a DSCR below 1.25, and the higher the number, the stronger you look.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. We must have the money in the bank for every purchase. This may seem like a strange answer to put in this section, but we believe in helping others when they are struggling and putting our finances towards caring for our community and others around the world. Give to others.

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Debt Consolidation Calculator | Bankrate

Savings Corner

Try adjusting the terms, loan types or rate until you find a debt consolidation plan that fits your goals and budget. Debt consolidation is the process of combining several debts into one new loan. The goal is to streamline payments, lower interest, and pay off debt more quickly.

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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. But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. Find a Financial Professional you can trust. It is a lot.

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5 Steps to Crush Debt in 2016 + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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We’re going to give it everything we’ve got and hopefully pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year. It will be quite a feat because by my calculations we’ll be short each month if we just apply our debt snowball payment. 2 – Create your own Debt Freedom Plan.

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5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Like many of us who have previously been in debt, I know how difficult financial management can be. Many of us have never been taught the basics as a child and once we reach adulthood, we find ourselves making poor financial decisions that take us down the road of debt. Consider consolidating.

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