Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Gather the family. We paid around $200,000 in 2007 for the property with an extra amount for furnishings and a slip in a yet-to-be-built boat dock. If we hadn’t sold stocks and mutual funds to come up with the money to close the sale (cash on the table), we wouldn’t have generated a huge capital gain in 2007.

Vacation 124

Vacation Rent Taxes 2007 124

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year we were brought to our knees. As self-employed owners of a small business, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year. Don't confuse this money with vacation money or new furniture money. Absolutely!

Emergency Fund 127

Emergency Fund 2007 Personal Finance Debt 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2012

Only 13 percent of workers were ‘‘very confident’’ about having enough money for a comfortable retirement , a sharp decline in worker confidence from the 27 percent of workers who were ‘‘very confident’’ in 2007 (according to the 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute).

United States 202

United States Personal Finance Economical Finance 202

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 10, 2012

It has been a problem area ever since we re-did our landscaping in 2007. Front Yard Landscaping: 15 Tips to Help You Design Your Landscape and Save Money. I'll fill in with some colorful annuals after Mother's Day. I also need to figure out what we are going to plant under our bay window. Do It Yourself Landscaping: Take 2.

Landscaping 149

Landscaping Cleaning Plants 2007 149

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Perhaps you are socking away go-goobs of money for a far off retirement date and are wondering if it is worthwhile to forego all those ‘along the way’ life treats in order to be prepared for retirement. Hubby retired in July 2007. It would have been financially wiser to take the layoff money and run.

Real Estate 207

Real Estate Money Recession Work 207

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

In early 2007, he invested $20,000 in the stock market, and in three years it grew to just over $2 million. How an everyday trip to 7-Eleven alerted a teenager to short Snapple stock—and tripled his money in seven days. Chris Camillo is not a stockbroker, financial analyst, or hedge fund manager. How Michelle Obama caused J.

Giveaway 92

Giveaway Personal Finance Finance 2007 92

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Do we still have that money? We weren’t actually able to save the money we didn’t spend. We couldn’t save it or spend it because it was money we did not have. By feeding our family of four at home for 20 years we saved $168,768. I’ve actually never ever had either. 262,032 Food Preparation.

Home and Garden 198

Home and Garden Cars Car Re-use 198

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage.

Green And Frugal 178

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 178

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 5, 2011

I keep thinking that I may be throwing good money after bad by paying down my second mortgage. Americans have lost about $9 trillion worth of household wealth since 2007, largely because of falling home values. Here's what I read in a recent US News article about who will continue to struggle in 2011: Homeowners.

Frugal 45

Frugal Student 2007 Unemployment 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 11, 2019

LEED is available for the full range of building projects, from high-rise structures to one-story single-family homes. It provides an effective framework for those in the construction industry to design and build healthy, highly efficient buildings that will ultimately save money. Green Building Council.

Home 130

Home Building Green Plumbing 130

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 10, 2013

I''ll spend a weekend or two before the sale to go through closets, cupboards and drawers deciphering if this is the year that I don''t need that oval baking dish or that long sleeved blouse I haven''t worn since 2007. We made some money too, about $150. Participate in a Community Yard Sale vs. a Single Family Yard Sale.

Craigslist 153

Craigslist Sale Friends And Family Sale TVs 153