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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. I grew up in banking and held other finance-related positions during my working years.

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Monopoly Electronic Banking Game Only $18.74 | Down from $33

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But this Monopoly Electronic Banking Game looks fun and it’s only $18.74 (list price $32.99), right now! Product Features: Having your own personal bank card keeps play fast and lets you check your cash in an instant. Keep your finances at your fingertips with Monopoly Electronic Banking and 6 cool bank cards.

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Best Credit Cards – December 2023

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Best all-purpose travel rewards credit card For a reasonable fee you’ll earn rich, flexible rewards in many categories, with multiple transfer partner options, an annual hotel credit, anniversary points and a big sign-up bonus. The bank that issued your credit card sends money for the purchase to the merchant where the transaction took place.

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What Are You Giving Up to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I think about FinCon for example, the conference for personal finance bloggers I attended last weekend in New Orleans. For example, at FinCon, I stayed at a Home Exchange rather than the host hotel so I wouldn’t have to spend money on accommodations. Suffice it to say, I cabbed it back the rest of the nights.

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5 Apps to Help Manage Your Money

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It’s another late night of trying to juggle the finances and balance the budget. This intuitive app, which links and pulls information directly from your bank accounts, also will categorize all of your expenses and generate budgets based on your spending habits. Toshl Finance. iAllowance is a piggy bank for the digital age.

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

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Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. posted at Your Finances Simplified , saying, “One of the things that investment gurus always emphasize is to diversify, diversify and diversify. YFS presents What Is Asset Allocation and Why Is It Important?

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Stock Market Sectors: 11 Official GICS Groups

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Banks are a key industry group within the sector, but you’ll also find insurance companies , brokerage houses, consumer finance providers, and mortgage-related real estate investment trusts among financials. Financials 6. Financials sector The financials sector includes businesses that are primarily related to handling money.