Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 28, 2011

For those of you that have never thought about real estate as an investment, perhaps after reading this article, you may consider it as an investment option in the future. Using my finance calculator, I found that your mortgage payment would be $1,824 per month. This is like a win-win-win for real estate!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. This must be a hot topic lately because I have read numerous articles about it. We have more stable careers, we have no debt (other than our mortgage), and we own a home. Reducing Debt. Now on to the PEP’s of the week.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 21, 2011

If you are looking to get your finances organized, you don’t want to miss this giveaway from Dave Ramsey, who has helped millions of people get out of debt and start saving. 1) Leave me a comment letting me know why you would like to win this Dave Ramsey package. This is a perfect way to start working through Dave’s principles.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2012

Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. As with most popular sites on the web, Pinterest has become a channel for online retailers, so if I were to purchase everything that I liked exactly at the price I find it, it’s safe to say that I’d quickly be broke or worse, back in credit card debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us 10 lists he hopes none of us follow when it comes to our money management. Canadian Dream shares with us the stages of personal finance. Frugal Dad reminds us that the war on debt starts at home and until we make changes there, we are never going to win the battle.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. Read Kay’s article to find some alternate routes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

Each week I am going to pick an “editor’s pick&# , one article for each category and explain why the article stuck with me. The Centsible Life shares with us 5 tips for managing the family finances. My hubby and I sit down and talk about our finances once a week. How do you manage your family finances?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2012

How better to finish off Christmas than by winning an iPad 3. This month, I have teamed up with a group of amazing blogging friends to give you a chance to win one, saving you having to spend a single penny. Us personal finance bloggers like to encourage saving instead of spending remember. See Debt Run. Outlier Model.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2012

I talk a little more about this in my article about my marriage misconceptions. It can be so easy to run up thousands of dollars in debt just by using that credit card. Debt and an uncontrollable spending habit is probably the most common issue that causes fights between couples. Quite frankly, the answer is no.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

Personal Finance by the Book shares with us the nuts and bolts of budgeting and how we can be best equipped to manage our money better. Great article. Bucksome Boomer tells us how we can revolutionize our finances when it comes to insurance. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how we can make our own cleaning products.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

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