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I was watching the news tonight and realized that the news is a terrible place to get a financial education. Here are a few reason why you shouldn’t.
- They always seem to show the negative side of things.
- The news is always slanted one way or another on a subject that makes you believe it the way they want you to believe it.
- They don’t always give you the straight facts on a subject.
So what would be a better way to learn more about personal finance?
The Carnival of Personal Finance will teach you a ton of new things about your finances. This weeks addition was hosted by The Digerati Life who held the Carnival of Personal Finance #178.
In this week addition there were many great post but here a few of my personal favorites.
- Sound Money Matters with That Make Me Stabby: Credit Card Debt Forgiveness
- Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck with Toilet Paper as an Economic Indicator
- The Financial Blogger with Now it’s time to withdraw your money from the market
- Budgets are Sexy with My #1 tip for saving money
- The Credit ToolBox with The 5th step to repair bad credit
Take some time here to review this list of great post and learn something new about your personal finances. Also leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite post was.
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