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5/7 Pinterest Pin(s) of the Week: Spring Cleaning

Nicoles Nickels

Whether or not the tips work is not always clear, but I thought I’d show you a few that I’ve seen recently. The final product looked great and there was really no work involved! Daily Mom – a Healthy Obsession has a good articles on Spring Cleaning frequently forgotten items , like the dishwasher! Great info!

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Go Green and Save Money with Energy Efficient Appliances

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I don’t know about you, but I simply can’t afford to throw away appliances that are still working, in order to buy new energy-efficient models. With this in mind, I decided to do some research to get to the true story; this article tells you what I found out so you can make your own informed decisions.

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The Cost of Doing Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Amartya Sen, the Nobel prize-winning Harvard economist who wrote a book called The Cost of Inaction, is quoted in an Economist article A Dollar now or a Hundred Dollars Later as saying: “There is indeed an “ opportunity cost of doing nothing”, that is, the failure to reap the benefits of an effective intervention.”. Do nothing to defend.

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5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money- Part 2

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of them don’t have to work hard for what they have and so they haven’t developed an appreciation and respect for money earned. All you should ever expect is to be judged, compensated and respected based on your work ethic and your ability to create, inspire and hustle. This is not the case, or at least it shouldn’t be.

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6 Steps to Creating a Budget You Can Stick To

For the Mommas

Welcome to the first article in our new budgeting series. Over the next several weeks we will be posting articles that will help you budget and save your money. For example, your electric bill may be higher in periods of more extreme weather if you use your air conditioner and heat to offset the temperature outside.