Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result.

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Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2013

On Sundays, we’ll meet here to catch our breath, and let everyone know how we’re finding our $1000. This post originally published back in November 2008. Unfortunately, in 2013, there’s no gold left in my jewelry box. Mondays thru Saturdays in October, I will have ideas to help you find $1000 too.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

That was in 2008, so you might imagine how that turned out! In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing.

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