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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

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Hello and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. If any of you have seen me host carnivals before you know that I like to add in some funny clips about personal finance for your enjoyment. I know I have used the “I want to cancel my service” a few times and I have ended up saving a ton.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Shawanda Greene from You Have More Than You Think presents Why’s It Got To Be All or Nothing? It has gone on for generations.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? David presents Wired Capital Markets posted at Wall Street History , saying, ” Looking into the workings of modern securities markets is like looking under the hood of a Prius hybrid car.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

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Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had.

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Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

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And one of the best ways to do it is to use a 529 plan.&#. Kim McGrigg presents Small ways to save big on major purchases – Money Management posted at Blogging for Change. FIRE Getters presents Top 5 Ways To Trim Our Grocery Bills! Kris presents The Three Rules of Leftovers posted at Cheap Healthy Good.

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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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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

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Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. You will learn exactly what settings, plugins, and themes he uses. There were 50 submissions this week.

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