Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 29, 2015

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. Can I make do with something else around my house? I can’t wait to see how much we will save in 2015.

Thrifting 100

Thrifting January Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The lone window that sticks so bad you can’t open it; the zipper that doesn’t quite close right; the lights that sometimes go on and sometimes don’t or the burner on the stove that just won’t light. How much do you tolerate to save money? There are things you shouldn’t let go bad.

Saving Money 162

Saving Money Money Saving Emergency Fund 162

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? Don’t stop challenging yourself after you are grown. Don’t stop challenging yourself after you are grown. Don’t rush to bail out your kids, or do things for them. Let there be consequences.

Debt 167

Debt College Student Money 167

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In 2015 I’m challenging myself to rethink purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. Can I make do with something else around my house? I can’t wait to see how much we will save in 2015.

Thrifting 100

Thrifting February Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

That was the month I didn’t know if we had enough funds to cover our expenses. I wouldn’t wish that feeling on my worst enemy. We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month. Fortunately, I’ve never met a goal I couldn’t handle.

Financial Goals 100

Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. A money tree starts out growing slowly, so small at first that you don’t even think it is there. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. Jay Jensen.

Virginia 160

Virginia Money Real Estate Growing 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

It wasn’t so very long ago that most North Americans were self-sufficient. They hunted for the meat they didn’t raise. Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. Modern cities don’t lend themselves to outhouses without proper disposal.

Canning 100

Canning At&T Gardening Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 2, 2014

Don’t use a hair dryer to dry them out as this can damage the leather. People used to use wooden shoe forms to insert into shoes when they weren’t being worn. Some still do, especially on those expensive men’s dress shoes. Don’t wear the same shoe every day. This helps the leather last longer.

Shoes 170

Shoes Saving Money Making Money 170

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 8, 2016

After a number of years of ‘making do or doing without’ a person discovers ways of doing things that work – using minimal resources. Cleaning shower walls is always a challenge (if you are trying to keep dry while doing it). Shower stalls. Spackle substitute. This works best for small holes.

Work 100

Work Frugal Cleaning Green And Frugal 100

Saving With Shellie

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

I do my best to find deals and using P&G coupons, I usually don’t have to pay full price. But for those of you doing 12, 14 and 17 loads it won’t last quite as long! But for those of you doing 12, 14 and 17 loads it won’t last quite as long! I admit I’m a Tide snob. Ready to win?

Tide 74

Tide Giveaway Clothes Clothing 74

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 3, 2012

Don’t forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. How do you want to be remembered by your children? What gifts do you want to leave them that will enrich their lives and influence their actions? How do you determine your legacy? The best place to start is at the end of your journey.

Building 200

Building Kids and Family Parenting Journal 200

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

My husband and I make some financial goals at the start of every year. I don’t want to wait years. Tantrum aside, it’s still going to take years, but there is room for us to make some considerable progress in 2015. I’ve joined over 40 other bloggers to help us all make 2015 the best year ever!

2015 100

2015 Money Debt Home and Garden 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion. Why do I want to save money? Child did not like it, so we don’t use it. A cake with a perfect swirl!

Kids and Family 192

Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 192

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

She says “ I have found that poverty is something that you don’t realize while you are in it”. We would feel very poor if we couldn’t jump in that hot steamy shower. It sure wasn’t long after that Dad installed an indoor bathroom! Poverty is relative. Grandma never had the chance until she was in her seventies.

St. Louis 176

St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

I won’t rehash our health insurance story here, because I have written extensively about it and INCLUDED OUR NUMBERS. I don’t want to use the term extreme frugality, because that sounds absolutely horrible. We don’t travel extensively, but we do like to get away. This will take us most of the year.

Financial Goals 113

Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

clutter/stuff that we don’t need. On September 30, 2019, I woke up extra early and couldn’t fall back to sleep. Something was gnawing at me and I couldn’t figure out what it was. The first week was the hardest, but now I don’t miss it. My word was REDUCE: Non-mortgage debt to zero.

Financial Goals 130

Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130