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Are You Making These Five Retirement Planning Mistakes?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Too often, we forget to plan for the impact of inflation on future finances. If you see a 6% annual return on your portfolio, but inflation is at 2.5%, your real return is actually only 3.5% — and that doesn’t take into account the way fees and taxes eat into your real returns. Failure to Account for Rising Taxes.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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What are your hobbies? Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Then during tax season, I worked at H&R Block filing taxes. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Like many across the globe, my family’s finances are a bit unstable due to the Coronvius Pandemic. I’ve shared before that April is the most expensive month of the year for us because our homeowners/auto insurance and property taxes are all due, along with any federal or state taxes that we might owe.

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Tips for Surviving Unemployment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Unemployment benefits are a great way to supplement your salary until you are able to find a job, however, keep in mind that they do count as a regular salary and you will have to pay taxes on unemployment benefits. Enjoy Hobbies. Create a Routine. One of the biggest pitfalls of unemployment is the lack of structure.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Take a moment to watch them.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

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This really was a hobby adventure anyways. How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. The Wisdom Journal tells us how we can avoid 57 tax mistakes. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. What did you do? Managing Money. Watson Inc.

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Finding Discount Codes and Why You Should Use Coupons

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Developing Personal Interests Beyond necessities, couponing fuels exploring hobbies, passions, or new experiences at reduced costs. Raises completely offset tax, at least! But forgetfulness around specific dates causes many to miss out so marking calendars helps avoid disappointment! Restaurant deals facilitate culinary adventures.