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Setting Financial Goals: Make Them Smart and Simple

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

To do this, you really do need to have a budget. So bite the bullet and sit down to create an effective personal and household budget. With your budget in place, it becomes so much easier to control your day-to day finances. With your budget in place, it becomes so much easier to control your day-to day finances.

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Inexpensive Ways to Modernize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Look of the Week: I Loveā€¦ Polka Dots!

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Then put your own spin on it, similar to what Dolce & Gabbana did for fall 2010. Keep it simple, and keep the spots to a minimum. They modernized the look that once only belonged to Minnie Mouse and itsy-bitsy bikinis, and gave it a subtle, sexy twist.

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Best of Money ā€“ Price is Right Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The vows you made on your wedding day shouldnā€™t be broken because of a broken budget or poor spending habits. Now, it is time for our showcase showdown: The first showcase package is “fail free” brought to you by Simple Life Habits. for the Week of December 6-10, 2010- Money Didn’t Grow on Trees Edition.

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Dear CheapChicaā€¦

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

No really, Iā€™m style-stalking her in my head non-stop, and if thereā€™s any line that I too wish to imitate on a budget this fall, itā€™s ChloĆ©. was a pair of camel pants teamed up with a simple black tank top (easy enough!) Because Iā€™m seriously obsessed with Hannah MacGibbon , head designer for ChloĆ©.

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American Express Prepaid Card Staycation Recap

Nicoles Nickels

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. A GREAT budgeting tool – you can only spend the money you put on the card. All 3 ways are super simple and make this prepaid card extremely versatile.

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Halloween Spending Through the Years

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The National Retail Federation indicated that spending on pet costumes was around 350 million dollars in 2014 and is rising at the rate of 59% since 2010. Just mind your budget as you plan to celebrate – and be safe. I saw little Mexican hats in Walmart the other day – part of a dog’s Halloween costume!

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