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Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Create an Emergency Fund Let’s talk personal finances— $8,883 —that’s how much American households have in terms of emergency funds on average. It should be 6x that, and then you have your minimum emergency fund figure. Look Into Life Insurance Do you have a life insurance policy?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. How about you? What do you think? It has gone on for generations.

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How to Prevent Three Common Disastrous Personal Financial Mistakes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. Lack of An Emergency Fund .