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Money Matters: End of Year Personal Finance Checklist

Motherhood Moments

> NEW YEAR CLEANING Sort through your house for items you no longer use, and either donate for a tax reduction, or sell for extra cash! > With more than three in four Americans (77% ) anxious about their financial situations, many are ready to head into the new year with new found freedom. Jeff has been with Direct for 15 years.

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Our Family Finances Update: January 2021

Family Balance Sheet

January 2021 was a month of extremes in my family’s finances. I started donating plasma in January!!! I put down half the money and financed the other half. That’s our January finances in a nutshell, how was our month? The post Our Family Finances Update: January 2021 appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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Give to Charity and Help Your Finances

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many financial gurus extoll the virtues of giving, and even indicate that giving is part of successful finances. Conscious Spending as You Attempt to Budget According to Your Values One of the most important things you can do for your finances is to budget according to your values. What are your priorities?

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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. Nicole from Nicole and Maggie: Grumpy Rumblings of the Untenured tells her story about giving Self Serving Donations. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? If we make effort we will succeed.

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Where we found money in April

Family Balance Sheet

They are a nice perk if you are able to pay off your balance every month, otherwise, you’re paying finance charges that most likely exceed the cashback that is earned. Plasma Donation Earnings: $236. I donated plasma 5 times in April which is short of my goal of 8 times. This wasn’t all accrued in April.

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How to Choose a Charitable Cause for Your Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the best ways to boost your finances, and help others at the same time, is to make charitable donations. When you make it a priority to donate to charity, you are in better control of your finances, and you help make the world a better place. You can donate your time as well as your money.

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Three Ways to Give to Charities Even If You Don’t Have Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yet, when people in the community come to ask for donations for the needy, the narrator’s mother does not hesitate to give away some of her few remaining canned goods. Yet, how can you continue to donate to charity if you don’t have enough money yourself, or if you have enough, but nothing extra to spare? Donate Your Time.

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