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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

We don’t live super frugally, but we do live well within our means and try not to be wasteful with our resources. I racked up more debt to move to California, then the fancy car turned out to be a lemon, requiring a bunch of expensive repairs. I hope I can teach my kids as well as my parents taught me.

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How to Calculate Home Equity

Savings Corner

It represents the total debt against the home: both the original mortgage and the size of the new home equity loan or line of credit. You can determine your level of equity on your own, as well. The fair market value of your home simply refers to what a homebuyer would likely pay for the property today. Here’s how.

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Ethical Investments: Some Things to Avoid

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Third World Debt Is there a commitment to helping third world countries tackle their debt crises? Arms Banks may choose to not be involved in lending directly to companies involved in the arms trade or who are involved in supplying arms to regimes but this does not necessarily mean that they have no involvement in the arms trade.

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10 Best Low-Risk Investments In April 2024

Savings Corner

The trade-off, of course, is that in lowering risk exposure, investors are likely to earn lower returns over the long run. Some banks also hit you with a loss of a portion of principal as well, so it’s important to read the rules and check CD rates before you invest. But when inflation falls, the bond’s payment falls as well.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Personally, I think a starter fund should be $2000-$3000.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? Companies Exploit International Workers – Lack of Fair Wages posted at Provident Plan , saying, “Learn more about Infosys and why U.S. Do you have thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt and/or credit card debt?

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Consumer Critique: Dignity Coconuts

Motherhood Moments

It worked out really well in the recipes we tried it in - it was a delicious replacement for shortening in some of our Christmas cookies! You can read individual stories on the website, as well as learn more about how they are working to stop trafficking before it starts. It's pure, raw, and organic.

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