Alden Wicker of LearnVest - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/author/alden-wicker-of-learnvest/allArticles en Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500 <![CDATA[It Happened To Me: My Dad's Life Insurance Policy Saved Our Family]]>

Now, as a grown adult, I realize how incredibly lucky I’ve been to have the life and opportunities I did. Things could have been so much worse.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/my-dads-life-insurance-policy-saved-our-family http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/my-dads-life-insurance-policy-saved-our-family It Happened To Me Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:30:00 -0500 Alden Wicker of LearnVest <![CDATA[Secrets of a 20-Year-Old Coupon Queen]]>

We found an expert who spends just a couple hours a week couponing, and saves anywhere from 50 to 70% off her groceries. Oh, and did we mention this expert is only 20 years old?

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/diy/secrets-of-a-coupon-queen-how-to-cut-your-grocery-bill-in-half http://www.xojane.com/diy/secrets-of-a-coupon-queen-how-to-cut-your-grocery-bill-in-half DIY Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:30:00 -0500 Alden Wicker of LearnVest <![CDATA[Money Lessons I Learned From Hurricane Sandy ]]>

"I am beginning to think I shouldn’t have worried so much about paying off my loans and instead saved six months of my living expenses so I’d have a true emergency fund."

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/money-lessons-i-learned-from-hurricane-sandy http://www.xojane.com/issues/money-lessons-i-learned-from-hurricane-sandy Issues Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Alden Wicker of LearnVest