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Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You’ve heard the saying that nothing worthwhile is achieved without a goal? Setting financial goals is an important part of planning to achieve financial security and have enough money in your retirement years to live the way you want. So, how do you set financial goals as part of a financial plan? When will you have kids?

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As some of you know, one of my goals for 2011 is to become a certified fitness professional. The goal was to be certified by summer. 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.

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Please Welcome Another New Staff Writer- Crystal

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Please join me in welcoming Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the PET team. She started blogging in early 2010 and is now blogging full time. She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online. Crystal will be sharing her weight loss journey here at PET.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. In June of 2010, we hit our rock bottom point. I was looking for a get out of debt free card, but quickly realized managing money was really all common sense: having a plan for you money in a form of a budget and spend less then you make.

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Best of Money – Price is Right Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This kit will help you know what you want to do with money, know where your money goes, know how to save money for your goals, plan your spending in advance, know exactly where you need to put control, and organize your financial records. for the Week of December 6-10, 2010- Money Didn’t Grow on Trees Edition.

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Get Organized Money-Wise in the New Year!

Nicoles Nickels

I’m excited to recommend Mint.com to all of you to try to accomplish your goal! 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. You can set a budget and the system will tell you if/when you go over budget.

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Guest Post: Frugal Tips To Start The New Year

Nicoles Nickels

Most people will include a resolution about their finances in their list of goals for the year. You can actually get a head start on these goals by putting to use a few price comparison sites like Comparethemarket.com , www.nextag.com, www.pricegrabber.com, and others. © 2010 Nicoles Nickels LLC All Rights Reserved.