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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

Nobody knows for sure whether we’ll see a recession or not,” said Amy Maliga, financial educator with Take Charge America, a nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency. Recessions often mean layoffs and higher unemployment. It has helped more than 2 million consumers nationwide manage their personal finances and debts.

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Yakezie Carnival November 13, 2011- November Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. My University Money: Should I Pursue a Co-op Education? There were 56 submissions this week. I’m a geek, he’s not.

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Are You Asking Life for What You Want?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She didn’t have to re-qualify or re-certify or get additional education to do so, and she stepped back in at a salary in the 70′s! She gives herself permission to step beyond the bounds of her finances and seems to land on her feet each time. She used frequent flyer miles from her business travel for one leg of the airfare.

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Money vs. Family Life

freestuff.tv

With the state of the world economy so fragile, there is even more pressure around the household finances. Today I would like to pose this somewhat provocative statement and given the recent unemployment reports would seem ridiculous: “Reasons why you don’t want that promotion&#.

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My Story on How to Successfully Take Courses While Working Full Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the things many of you may or may not know about me is that my entire university education has been acquired while working full time. Review Your Finances. Check how your finances will be affected. Here is a little history: Ever since I was a little kid I have had a keen interest in medicine.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. Not pretend our finances are fine. You spend your money on the wrong stuff. Life stinks sometimes.

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