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I Just Graduated. Isn’t It Too Early to Talk About Life Insurance? – Life Happens

Savings Corner

Whether you’re continuing your education, entering the workforce or settling down with someone special (or all of the above), life insurance should be part of your plan. Isn’t life insurance for older people?” But being a young adult means you’re entering a new stage of life. You may be thinking, “ But I’m young !

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Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Despite having a strict family budget , some members of my beautiful family still try to find sneaky ways to spend more than is allocated to them at any given time. Of course, budgeting isn’t all about sucking the fun out of everyone’s existence and putting family life on hold. Do you see that total figure?

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Small Money Mistakes That Have Big Consequences

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not Having a Budget I know, you’ve heard it all before but have you taken action on this one yet? A budget provides you with a financial roadmap to get to where you want to be in life. A budget helps you track your finances so you know exactly where you are and whether you’re on track.

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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Refresh your memory with what you were thinking at the beginning of the year and review your yearly financial goals. You’re now in the trenches of the new year, do those goals still make sense? When reviewing your goals, did you use the S.M.A.R.T. Bills to review: home owners insurance. auto insurance.

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7 Ways to Spring Clean Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Do our goals still make sense now that we’re in the trenches of the new year? Take some time to review your yearly financial goals. SMART goals are: S – specific. Bills to review this spring: homeowners insurance. auto insurance. life insurance. Did you use the S.M.A.R.T. M – measurable.

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Financial Tasks for First Quarter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Another example is that once a month I calculate our net worth and review our discretionary spending budget vs. actuals. In it, I list all of our financial accounts, doctors, important documents and other things they would need to get to (such as life insurance companies) when we are both gone.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Sometimes a cash diet (not a crash diet) is necessary to get the ball rolling to help you reach your goals.