Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. Don’t blame your spouse, the economy, your parents or your job. You have no budget. Try a simple budget. You spend your money on the wrong stuff. You won’t make any sacrifices.

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

It’s still a tough economy, but these smart financial decisions help you stay ahead of the financial troubles that your peers face. Your parents, especially if they are baby boomers, grew up in a vibrant economy that afforded them many advantages. Don’t Compare Your Living Situation to Your Parents. Car Buying.

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Parenting Economy Student Cars 81

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). Is the economy really recovering or will our jobs (assuming we have one) once again disappear? My Predicament. No one knows.

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Economy Money Recession Real Estate 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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Money May 2012 Debt 113