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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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 – Garden Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It really is a great feeling to grow your own food. Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Emily from Evolving Personal Finance is having a Debate over Outsourcing Cleaning with her husband and wants to know if you think that paying for cleaning is a worthwhile luxury. I am quite excited.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. You probably dont.

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7 Financial and Work-Related Life Lessons I Learned From My Dad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Broke Professionals is a personal finance blog aimed at the over-educated and underpaid. Join the husband/wife blogging team of Broke Professionals as they attempt to dig themselves out of a combined six figures in student loan debt. My dad has worked for nearly 40 years as a School Custodian.

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

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” Squeezer presents Instructions on how to get started in dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs) posted at Personal Finance Success , saying, ” I give my thought processes and what to look for when wanting to invest in a dividend paying company. It’s easy to see why this is one of the most expensive areas for people.

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Friday FREEBIES and Great Deals, Week of 9/14/12

Nicoles Nickels

FREE Can of Innova Dog Food at Petsmart. FREE 2 year subscription to Kiplingers personal finance. FREE 6 month Amazon Prime membership for students. Here are this week’s FREEBIES and great deals: FREE 2 year Subscription to Men’s Journal. FREE Subscription to Saveur. FREE Truebar at GNC Stores.

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Friday FREEBIES and Great Deals, Week of 9/7/12

Nicoles Nickels

FREE CESAR Savor Delights Dog Food – 1st 5,000 on Twitter - ends at midnight (ET) on Wednesday, September 12. FREE 2 year subscription to Kiplingers personal finance. FREE 6 month Amazon Prime membership for students. FREE Subscription to Travel 50 & Beyond. FREE Probiotic Action for Acne Sample.