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July 17, 2017
Necessity and the Mother of Personal Finance
One reader shares how a her single-mother taught her about bills, coupons and good credit habits Sometimes it’s the most difficult events in our lives that force us to learn the best personal finance lessons. More than four in ten marriages end in divorce, forcing families to find savings where they can and live on […]
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July 13, 2017
How to Be Proactive with Your Personal Finances
One reader shares how she learned to be proactive with her personal finance needs We talk a lot about saving and stretching a paycheck on the blog but hard work and being proactive can make the need to penny-pinch a thing of the past. Today’s scholarship essay is by Ivetka O’Malley, a student at Maricopa […]
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July 12, 2017
Lendio Review: Instantly Compare Small Business Loans
Lendio makes it easy to get matched with up to 75 business funding lenders and find the best business loan for your needs Business lending hasn’t yet evolved as far as personal loans and mortgages. Funding for small business owners has mostly stayed within the small community banks, making it costly and time-consuming to find […]
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How My Grandparents Taught Me about Money
Grandparents can take an active role teaching kids about money and personal finance The essay topic for our annual personal finance scholarship is ‘How my parents taught me about personal finance’ but that doesn’t mean we only learn about money from our parents. Through the essays, I’ve seen hundreds of stories about how kids are […]
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How a Hard Lesson and the Power of Frugality Changed My Life
One reader shares how a hard lesson and his mother’s love taught him the power of being frugal Sometimes it’s the hardest lessons in life that teach us the most. There’s nothing like being poor to teach you the power of being frugal and how to make ends meet on less. Some people are able […]
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How Saving Half My Paychecks is Paying for College
One reader shares how her parents taught her to save half her paycheck and how it became a life-long financial lesson Behind all the personal finance tips and tricks, all the articles about achieving your financial goals, is one concept… Saving. The idea of spending less than you make and putting some away is the […]
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July 10, 2017
5 Best Websites for Cheap Wedding Loans
You don’t have to settle on a budget wedding. Use these websites for wedding loans for your special day. There are few times in life you’ll remember as often as your wedding day. My wife and I had a beautiful wedding but we definitely kept it to a budget wedding. I still regret not spending […]
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How an Affair Can Ruin Generations of Financial Wisdom
Avoid poor decisions and other wealth destroyers to help your kids with their financial future Building wealth, especially generational wealth that lifts up your whole family, can take an exceptionally long time. Unfortunately, some poor financial decisions like an affair can destroy it all in much less time. Today’s essay, part of our personal finance […]
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Learning Personal Finance without Realizing It
Don’t miss the personal finance lessons that come when you least expect it We learn constantly from our parents, even when we don’t know we’re learning. Understanding the concept behind the personal finance lessons when they come will go a long way to financial freedom when you know the vocabulary to go with it. Today’s […]
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July 6, 2017
How Much Insurance Do I Really Need?
Follow this guide on how much insurance you need and the types that could save you from catastrophic financial ruin I know talking about insurance isn’t everyone’s idea of fun but before you zone out or click through this post, let me relate a story that changed my view on insurance, one that I think […]
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