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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

Family Balance Sheet

They pay off mountains of debt and scream about debt freedom, or maybe they save gobs of money in a record amount of time, or they have considerable success with their new small business. Meet The Achievers: Deacon and his wife paid off $52,000 in debt in 18 months. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income.

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Roth IRA Conversions? Better Wait and See.

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Once all those obstacles are overcome, you need to figure out how to get your heirs to honor your wishes to stretch out the distributions, instead of say, your grandson deciding to cash out and go buy that red hot Porsche. How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too. Similarly, leaving the account to a trust can lead to unexpected results.

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HELOC Vs Home Equity Loan: How Do They Work?

Savings Corner

Let’s look more closely at how HELOCs and home equity loans work, and how to determine which would work best for you. But it’s a revolving debt that offers an amount of funds (a replenishable balance, similar to a credit card limit) tied to the level of equity in your home. Home equity loan: What is it? HELOC: What is it?

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Leveraging Business Loans In Family-Owned Enterprises

Koupon Karen

You might be wondering how to make the most of such loans for your family business. We’ll explore how to effectively leverage business financing, providing guidance to navigate through any uncertainties. Conversely, for ongoing expenses, a line of credit provides flexible access to funds. This article is here to help.

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Friday Links – Cabin Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She writes How Newlyweds Mess Up Their Finances to show just how important it is to have this crucial conversation with your mate. Read his post at Live Real Now about how they recently became a Single Income Family. How to Make Your Own Clothes. How to Live your Dream Life Debt Free.

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4 Reasons Why Traveling Alone Rocks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You tend to look busy and occupied which makes it harder for people to strike up a conversation. You can sit next to new people in a restaurant, find new dance partners, and start conversations with new people. Guest Post Author Bio: My name is Kevin Watts and I am the creator of Graduating from Debt.

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Having a Hard Time Getting By? 3 Budget Leaks You May Be Experiencing.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The pattern seems to be that will have the initial conversation with the person (usually a co-worker, family member, friend, or acquaintance), and then I will see them again shortly thereafter; in one of my meetings with them after, there tends to be something said or done that makes a lightbulb go off in my head about why they may be struggling.

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