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What Can Go Wrong – Naming a Beneficiary

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being the smart person you are, you you sign up for a 401K with company matching and do the right thing by starting to pump as much into it as possible. In 5 years – you’ve married and had a baby, but your 401k still goes to Mom and Dad when you die. They money gets lost.

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

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.” - “I don’t earn enough to be able to put anything away for retirement.” - “With the rising cost of living, I am having trouble making ends met, let alone putting anything aside for the future.” - “My boss doesn’t have a 401K for me to join.” If you have no retirement fund, your quality of life could well be affected.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Invest in Gold

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Well, some investors have turned to gold. That means, the people who invested in gold, still didn’t lose much money when the economy was doing well. Well, when the economy drops, gold prices soar. Experts Report Increase Well Into 2014. Have you looked at your 401K and almost choked because of its decline?

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

This spring, the gym closed down and sold off their equipment at a deep discount so now I am well stocked for any kettlebell weight I want to use. I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? One big one is when I left my toxic job.

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What Makes a Saver?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Those affected by our recent Great Recession have had the benefits of saving reinforced as well. As a well salaried professional, I started spending again – on home remodeling, on college expenses for the kids and on travel. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds.

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Investment Methods

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When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). It caught me by surprise that the stocks/mutual funds in which I invested while in the 401K could not be transferred in kind to my IRA. Instead, they had to be sold within the 401K and the proceeds reinvested in the IRA.

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Link Love Carnival #4

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, due to the high demand for payday loans, payday loan scams are sprouting up as well. Suba tells us why you should not use your 401K. Heartland Frugalista interviewed Annie LeFort about composting 101. I love hearing stories about how others are doing their part to live sustainable. We also compost and we love it.

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