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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? What do you think?

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Are Peer Loans Too Risky or the Way of the Future?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The second-largest peer lending site originated its second billion in loans in just six months this year. A borrower fills out an application for an unsecured personal loan of up to $35,000 on one of the online lending sites which verify employment and other information. Credit is a tool in personal finance.

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

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If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites. It’s a list of steps that brings about a generic budget completely void of any hopes, dreams and personal aspirations. You can’t get what you want out of your personal finances on the Toll House budget.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

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After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. What are your financial goals now? You can read the site’s full disclosure here. As long as we can save for it we enjoy it.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Many people don’t have the mentors I had in my parents, and they find themselves in financial trouble as adults simply due to a lack of knowledge.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. What are your financial goals now? My next big hairy audacious goal is to buy a home with cash! Please note, I AM NOT A FINANCIAL PLANNER.

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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

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Besides writing on my personal finance blog, A Debt Free Stress Free Life, I’m an adjunct professor at a local college and own a residential and commercial cleaning business. What are your financial goals now? Boring I know, but I’m a home body so it works for me. How much debt did you pay off?

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