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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

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I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. How did you get interested in saving money? At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. helping out 7.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

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However a few years ago, we found ourselves with too much debt and not enough cash. Within a year after settlement, we found ourselves with a lot of debt, not enough cash flow, and very little set aside for emergencies. We had our daughters later in life and at a crucial time in our lives, I stopped our retirement contribution.

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Family Office Manager

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Instead, he shared the story about Susan, a wife, and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby. Implement our Debt Freedom Plan.

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Take Control of Your Retirement Planning in 2016

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As the mother of two young daughters I can totally relate to delusional thoughts about fairies as I have been waiting for the cleaning fairy to stop by for years. Here are some interesting statistics for you to ponder: 60% of Americans have less than $25,000 saved for their retirement. Become the CEO of YOUR Retirement.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs. The focus was on saving money and resources and living in an eco-conscious way. How did you get interested in saving money? I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. Here’s Beth: 1.

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

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Maureen. She writes at A Debt Free Stress Free Life. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother.

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Exploring Veteran’s Benefits

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Many years later, one of her daughter’s husbands helped her apply for it – just a few years before her death in her 80’s. Knowing about and utilizing this pension would have made my Mother-in-law’s life somewhat easier while she was growing up in that deceased Veteran’s household. VA Mortgage.

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