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

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Credit is a tool in personal finance. Used properly, it can help you build your dream home and reach your financial goals. Used irresponsibly, and like any tool, it can smash your fingers something fierce. Understand the risks to peer loans and you may just find one of your best tools in personal finance.

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

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I treated the baking process like it was an end in itself and not a tool to get what I wanted. 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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You CAN Choose Wealth

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Set your financial goals together and you both will be more likely to stick to them. Weigh each decision against your financial goals. Consider not only the financial aspects, but the life enjoyment aspects as well. Educate yourself and your family in personal finance concepts.

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P.E.P. for Week of January 31- February 4/11- Superbowl Edition

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Five Cent Nicke l shares with us the top ten web-based money management tools there are out there. I can say though that by using a money management program you are more likely to stick to your budget and your financial goals. Young and Thrifty gives us tips on how to pick a good financial advisor. What do you think?

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

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Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. 1 – Create a Monthly Hearty Meal.

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Guest Post: 10 Ways to $ave Energy Comfortably

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Author Bio: Sustainable PF writes with his wife, Mrs. SPF out of Ontario, Canada, at Sustainable Personal Finance where they discuss and explore the fine balance between their personal financial goals and their lifestyle and beliefs regarding sustainable living. 1 – Create a Monthly Hearty Meal.