The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
We are both naturally frugal and a bit introverted which makes it easier to save money. A couple years ago, my two teenage boys were no longer excited about making and decorating Christmas cookies. We can get free apples from my mom and uncle and we make it into applesauce – usually 60-80 jars. I work out 4-5 days a week.
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. If you make $50,000 a year after taxes and spend $60,000 a year, your finances are going backward. You won’t make any sacrifices. Sure you know you are in debt over your head. If so, why?
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
I know I sometimes get bogged down with too many options and I can take forever to make a decision. Philip from Deliver Away Debt shares his story: How I Delivered Away My Debt. If we make effort we will succeed. Sometimes a charitable contribution can make a direct impact on your life and others. How about you?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 15, 2011
How is it possible that a couple making $200K don’t know where $60K is going every year? Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site. There were 50 submissions this week. In no particular order….
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 8, 2011
Ramsay presents Borrowing From Your 401k. Among the many benefits afforded to many 401k participants is the ability to borrow funds from the account for personal purposes. Make sure that none of your credit cards are over 50 per cent of your utilization amount. Sometimes spending money just makes you feel good.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 6, 2016
Digging into this formula investment technique (which is similar to dollar cost averaging), led me to the re-discovery of multiple other types of formulas and techniques which are supposed to help us make our money grow. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA).
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 14, 2012
The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Paul Vachon presents Frugal Living Made Easy posted at The Frugal Toad , saying, “Frugal living is all about making informed and deliberate choices in how to spend money. Thanks to NCR, using your smartphone to make withdrawals at an ATM is on the horizon.
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