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Why You Should Be Skeptical of Financial “Rules of Thumb”

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Instead of just buying 10 times your annual salary for life insurance, sit down and figure out what your really needs are.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Tom Drake from Canadian Finance Blog clarifies our Understanding of Term Life Insurance. Pat S from compounding returns asks Pay Off Debt or Invest for The Future ? A Reverse mortgages has both advantages & disadvantages.&#. Nathan Richardson from ComplexSearch.com presents What’s a Good Credit Score?

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It Really Does Get Better

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Miss T, in her post “ Remember, Slow and Steady Wins the Race ” states “After failing [to get out of debt] a couple times, I came to the realization that I needed a new plan, one that was attainable and manageable for the long term. I … allowed myself to still enjoy life.

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