Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 20, 2013

Here are some things that we saw really updated the house drastically, with little work and little budget: Give it a Fresh Paint Job. The owners were on a strict budget and he was helping them out. He also replaced the handles on the cabinetry, taking the plain white cabinets from 1992 to 2010 (at the time). What did you do?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

Moolanomy tells us how we can reach our savings goals by using virtual bank accounts. Frugal Dad tells us how it’s possible to have a wedding on a budget. I suggest you read this post to see if there is anywhere you can save a few more pennies. My sister in law is getting married this year so I am going to show her these tips.

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Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 28, 2012

With Mint.com you enter in all of your info and it tracks how much you spend and on what and even helps you budget yourself better. Then enter in your usernames and passwords for your bank accounts, credit cards, loans, etc. You can set a budget and the system will tell you if/when you go over budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I first went to Las Vegas in 2010, for a buddy’s bachelor party. Because I’m kind of cheap, I want to have fun but not break the bank doing so. Yes, there are budget friendly options on the Strip, (The Excalibur and Imperial Palace come to mind) but even those hotels come at a premium because of their location.

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Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

I will definitely continue to use the card because it’s so simple and I don’t have to carry cash but still get the same budgeting tool cash gives me. Easy to Load (MoneyPak or directly from bank account. A GREAT budgeting tool – you can only spend the money you put on the card. My opinions remain my own.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2013

Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013). I retired in 2010 (yeah!). In 2010 and 2011 I did get a lot of it re-invested, even though it was rising the whole time.

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Nicoles Nickels

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Because you can only spend what is on the card, it is a great budgeting tool. You can load money from your bank account or with cash by purchasing a MoneyPak and adding the funds that way. I know some people don’t like giving their bank account information and so the MoneyPak may be the better choice for them.

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