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It’s Not Too Late to Save for the Holidays

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Then you’d only give a present to the person whose name you drew, which could slash your spending depending on how many siblings you have. Can you make any presents? If you don’t have a lot of cash, making presents can be the way to go. First, do you have time to make homemade Christmas presents?

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. In this case, they helped a school fund interactive learning activities. Shawanda Greene from You Have More Than You Think presents Why’s It Got To Be All or Nothing? If we make effort we will succeed.

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#SavingsPledge: Hey America, Let’s Save $1 Billion

Saving With Shellie

That’s why I am so excited to announce that I have teamed up with Savings.com and the other 2011 Deal Pros to present The Savings Pledge. Start an emergency fund? Donate it to your favorite charity? Saving money and living within or below your means is lifestyle change that impacts your whole life.