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Stay the Course Financially

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. .” Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.” To be financially free, you have to stay the course financially. percent in 2009, the U.S.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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But we must change these statistics. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s taking forever for us to accomplish the step we’re on (paying off our non-mortgage debt), but we keep plugging away. It’s FREE when you sign up here for my weekly newsletter.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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By freeing myself up for those three days, we can get a lot on our list done without experiencing pure exhaustion. By May,the whole house will be clutter free and organized. Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us statistics on the inflation of gas and how hybrid options are needed. Reducing Debt. How about you?

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

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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. The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy.

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Smart and Frugal Tips for the Non-Traditional Student

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You can do that by heading over to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and finding out what the projected growth for that job will be for the next ten years. Identifying your passions, researching careers that involve those passions and narrowing the field of careers to those that have the greatest growth potential is a smart move.

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