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10 Life and Money Lessons Learned from Immigrant Parents

Posted September 21, 2009 - 06:00 by Vincent Scordo

Frugal Living, Lifestyle

My immigrant parents have taught me many lessons about saving money and leading a high quality life via being practical, but the following ten lessons were most influential in shaping how I lead my life as a thirty-something today. Some of the lessons are what would be described as old school and some may be overly simplistic, but the hard truth is that each lesson works!

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Money Management Lessons: Not Quite 10 Years to Life

Posted May 22, 2008 - 00:12 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

I thank my lucky stars (and the patience of my husband) that it didn’t take me quite 10 years to get a handle on my financial situation. At 29, I’m hardly what you would consider an expert, but I do usually only have to learn each lesson once before I’m on to bigger, better experiences. Getting to sleep at night without worrying about money is the ultimate sign of “making it.” Read on to see the 6 biggest lessons I’ve learned in getting there.

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