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Make Money Your Hobby

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I started counting it, tracking it, and trying to grow it. Updating spreadsheets, learning new savings and investment strategies, and watching my net worth grow over time became increasingly exciting. Find something to motivate you into becoming financially literate. How to Start. Keep Learning.

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. A money tree starts out growing slowly, so small at first that you don’t even think it is there.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

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Maureen, from The Debt Free Mess Free Life , suggests that you understand what motivates you to act unwisely and spend frivolously (if that is your situation). Shannon from Growing Slower says her most powerful strategy to achieving their goal was to write it down and have a plan. R – rewarding. Be S.M.A.R.T. S – specific.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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These days, there is an ever-growing concern about the safety of our personal information when it is shared over the World Wide Web. Sean Smarty from Grow Money talks about How to Invest During College. Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011.