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Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Slows in November

Savings Corner

The core price index which excludes food and energy prices grew only 0.1%, the same as the month prior. The Fed also monitors the Consumer Price Index (CPI) , which showed a 3.1% The inflation measure was the latest in a string of data bolstering hopes for the economy in the new year. The index was up 2.6% in the prior month.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Only 43 percent of adults keep close track of their spending , and more than 128,400,000 adults do not know how much they spend on food, housing, and entertainment, and do not monitor their overall spending (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling).

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. Maria presents Politics and economy in the Eurozone part 1 posted at The Money Principle , saying, “The people have spoken in France and Greece. They do not like this austerity business one little bit.

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