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Are Peer Loans Too Risky or the Way of the Future?

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(Photo credit: Wikipedia). Rates for loans are competitive with personal loans from traditional banks. In the past, most loans (80%) have been for debt consolidation. To be sure, there are risks for borrowers in peer loans but really no more than those risks in other types of debt. Credit is a tool in personal finance.

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Looking for new recipes, money-saving ideas, home-management tips, and strategies for debt-free living? Plus, if you subscribe now, you’ll get a chance to win these three personal finance books. I have a weakness for personal finance books, especially those written by bloggers.

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Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards.

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna. She is on a mission to help others become debt free. She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. Aaron’s day-job is as a photo stylist for a national sports gear company. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Calling ALL Bloggers ~ Guest Post Opportunities this Fall

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If you have a personal finance inspiring story where you have made a positive impact to your own Family Balance Sheet, then we want to hear it as part of my Inspiring Story series. Have you erased your debt? Graduated from college debt-free These are just a few ideas, but the stories are endless. The guidelines: 1.

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Odd$ and End$ - One Pesky Virus Can Ruin A Snow Day

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Personal Finance around the web: Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. How to Take Control of Your Finances in 2011 at Get Rich Slowly. Get 1 FREE Photo Calendar! Choose from a Wall or Desk Calendar to enjoy your favorite photos year round! I did get a little web reading done and my babe is feeling much better.

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

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’ Financial Planning Ashley presents Should I Get Married with Debt? They go together like peanut butter and jelly Kyle presents Earn $5 for Taking a Picture of Your Grandparents and 12 other weird things… posted at The Penny Hoarder , saying, “Fotokoi is an online market that allows people to exchange photos.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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The photos included with this post are mainly from our travel adventures. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year.