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US Presidents and Personal Finance

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Even so his surviving daughter had to live off charity. Grant also did poorly in personal finance. In more recent times, President Truman also did poorly on the personal finance front. Not all of the US presidents were bad at personal finance. So, what do you think?

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

No surprise there; I write a blog about family life and finances. But with my corporate background and interest in personal finance, my husband and I agreed that I would handle all of the day-to-day financial tasks for our home. Manage long-term savings, such as retirement, college savings.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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I’m busy raising my daughters with my 50-something husband, managing our small business, and writing my blog. They’re taking a gap year between high school and college. ” Her comment was echoed by another (in real life) conversation I was having with a different friend who is sending a child off to college this fall.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

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I read a lot about personal finance and frugal living, two of my favorite topics, but I have not read as much about retirement in the sense of what happens when we retire. 2 – Read, research, ask questions, and understand how we will pay for our daughterscollege. But what will retirement look like?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

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I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. Actually, she wanted to help her adult daughter buy a home.

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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

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Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. in student loan debt that was a combination of my master’s degree and my daughters undergraduate degree. What are your hobbies?

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