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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. Here, told as I would tell it to my Grandkids, are my top 5 lessons.

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Start Managing Your Debt (And Enter To Win $1000 Cash)

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I was told by a financial advisor to contact my lenders and credit card companies and negotiate a better deal. Use these four tips to start to get some control over your finances by managing your debt. So the next thing you need to do is look for ways to reduce your commitments. So, how have you managed your debts in the past?

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Win 3 Years of Free Go Daddy Hosting!

For the Mommas

Here something about me that many don’t know…Nearly four years ago, I was working full time in Corporate Finance. When I left my job, I had to learn to enjoy the thrill of getting a deal. Join the conversation for your chance to win 3 year Unlimited 4GH Hosting from Go Daddy! The opinions and text are all mine.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated. Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. What’s your best frugal win? Another big win would be taking advantage of our great public library system.

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Go Slowly Towards Financial Security

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Slow and steady wins the race, the old proverb goes. The basis of any slow and steady financial plan is the household budget; in fact, a good budget is really like a plan for your current finances as well as for a secure financial future. When you are buying ‘needs’, shop around for the best deal and the best value for money.

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FREE Kindle Book – Let’s Get Real About Money!

Saving In Akron

Profit from the Habits of the Best Personal Finance Managers [Kindle Edition] for FREE ($21.99 Millions of people have benefited from Tyson’s best-selling books and award-winning columns. Want to start developing smart financial planning habits? Then, this eBook is for you. This eBook has an average 4.1 star rating!

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? From the days when front-running involved actual running to the “Victorian Internet era” brought on by telegraphy, we can learn a great deal from looking back at a simpler era.”

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