Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. Grant also did poorly in personal finance. He ended up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and only salvaged his estate by selling (after his death) his civil war memoirs. In more recent times, President Truman also did poorly on the personal finance front.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 22, 2011
The economic effects of the recession of 2008 are still very much upon us. Regardless as to the specifics, many Americans have elected to decrease spending, increase savings and eradicate debt. Fortunately, there is no one size fits all plan to debt reduction. A simple prerequisite to debt reduction is knowledge.
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Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
Key takeaways Home equity loans and HELOCs are both financing tools that allow you to borrow against your ownership stake in your home. Home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and home equity loans are two similar finance tools — methods of borrowing money against the ownership stake you have in your home. Home equity loan: What is it?
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. That was in 2008, so you might imagine how that turned out! Where are you from?
Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Way back in 2008 I signed up for a Upromise account and then it sat unused for many years. Back in 2008, I was a mama to a toddler and infant, so a lot of things slipped my mind. We want to assist them in financing their college years and we needed to make some progress. Instead, it is my honest review. Hello, 2020.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 18, 2011
Number 9 : Frugal Living tells us to let the dark night guide our finances. In 2008, one of the greatest movies of the decade came to cinemas: The Dark Knight. Being a personal finance geek myself, I found this piece of trivia neat to read. Number 4 : Briana at Stupid Cents brings you personal finance lessons from Harry Potter.
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. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses.
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