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Spring Clean.Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome in the beauty of the season with 5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Finances Review your 2011 Financial Goals. Did you make some financial goals for 2011 back in January? Take some time this month to review your goals. I decided to stagger my requests so that I can monitor through out the year.

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Make Money Your Hobby

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I mastered the use of excel spreadsheets while monitoring every expense, I opened my first retirement account and bought my first shares of stock while feverishly reading through Investing for Dummies , I began checking all of my accounts, every day to ensure that any and all charges were correct and accounted for… and I loved it.

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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

To prepare your ‘soil’ for growing your finances you can do several things, such as: Learn about different financial institutions, types of assets and investing methods. Discuss and agree on financial goals within your family. Automatic payroll transfers to your bank or financial institution make this very easy.

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Smartphone Apps That Save You Money!

Saving Cents With Sense

This secure service doesn’t cost a dime, and it can automatically organize and track your spending, display all of your financial information in one easy-to-read place, and help you stay on track to hit your financial goals. GasBuddy: iPhone, Android, Blackberry.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Alan and I are now completely retired and financially secure, but it was our frugal ways that got us here, and our habits have not changed. We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. What’s your best frugal win?

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Janet presents Expense budgeting posted at Fee Only Financial Planner , saying, ” Many people do not track their living expenses and do not understand the magnitude of their consumption. Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. Can you blame them?

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