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US Presidents and Personal Finance

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Grant also did poorly in personal finance. In more recent times, President Truman also did poorly on the personal finance front. Not all of the US presidents were bad at personal finance. Read more about this on Yahoo Finance article The 10 Richest U.S. Presidents.

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The Top Personal Finance Tips For Recent Graduates; From 10 different Finance Experts

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She runs MoneyZen Wealth Management , and has a financial blog geared toward helping women master their finances. My advice today to young graduates and those beginning their careers is slightly more complex. Eleanor is a Consumer Advocate and helps consumers take control of their personal finances. Rafael Pardo.

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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

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Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

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Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6 Your children know that you are saving money.

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Friday Links – Day Off Edition

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Are you graduating this spring? If so, bookmark SFB’s post about How to Set Yourself Up To Be a Financial Success When Starting the First Job at Simple Finance Blog. If so, don’t miss Mike’s post about the 5 Costly Mistakes Contractors Make When Starting a Home Remodel Project at Personal Finance Journey.

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Enriching Education: Study Reveals Crisis of Confidence in American Education

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manage personal finances, prepare a meal, make an appointment)” as the #1 priority for education outcomes. He was previously a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program.

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Calling ALL Bloggers ~ Guest Post Opportunities this Fall

Family Balance Sheet

If you have a personal finance inspiring story where you have made a positive impact to your own Family Balance Sheet, then we want to hear it as part of my Inspiring Story series. Graduated from college debt-free These are just a few ideas, but the stories are endless. Have you erased your debt? The guidelines: 1.

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