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US Presidents and Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Some of our presidents didn’t really have it all together on the personal level. I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. Grant also did poorly in personal finance. In more recent times, President Truman also did poorly on the personal finance front.

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The Top Personal Finance Tips For Recent Graduates; From 10 different Finance Experts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

“How we handle our money early in life can impact us in future years- for example, young adults who rely on credit may find themselves continuing this pattern throughout life and consumed with debt.” My advice today to young graduates and those beginning their careers is slightly more complex. Kimberly Foss, CFP, CPWA.

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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance. I hope to show you how to use debt wisely. How to manage life activities.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Read away my friends.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Anyone who uses credit cards to collect travel points might want to follow thepointsguy.com; the site covers a lot of territory in the travel rewards arena.