Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Money Cactus: Wealth Creation Online: Invest It Wisely Interview – There are a stack of really great personal finance blogs online and keeping up with them can be tough, this series introduces you to those who I think are well worth knowing about. Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

You can only cut so much from a budget, so to fill in our shortfall, we’ll need to also earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog income. We will continue to save for travel and it is already part of our budget. Earn Additional Income. Apply any Found Money to Debt. Home Projects.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Better to refinance and sink those funds into the treasury market! Tax Rebate Blog: How Much Can you Earn Before Paying Tax in 2011 Tax allowances and brackets change each year. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2012

I read a lot of finance blogs. You might say I’m a finance blog junkie. I’m half expecting all my friends and family to show up at my house and have an intervention, in an attempt to get my love of finance blogs under control. And, I can explain how to do it in just a short blog post. Like, a lot.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Kevin Mulligan from RothIRA.com’s Retirement Planning Blog tells us how to Take Advantage of Retirement Accounts for a Side Business. Jim Yih from Retire Happy Blog discusses Reverse Mortgages , and says, “Reverse mortgages are marketed effectively but are they really all they are cracked up to be?

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JANUARY 20, 2017

strict budget. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. and using all of our extra funds, like bonuses from work and tax returns, we were able to pay everything off in 4 years! 1 – Set a budget. towards debt.

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JANUARY 1, 2015

For the past two years, I held monthly accountability challenges on the blog. In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Weekly Meals on a Budget. Maintaining a grocery budget is a weekly process for me.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Each clip corresponds with one of the blog posts included this week. Danielle from Saving Without A Budget shares 5 Smart Investing Tips for 2012. Matt from Budget SNOB presents Personal Finance Advice That Takes Only Minutes To Read, But Will Help For Years To Come. I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In January 2013 there was a blog post on Keeper of the Home that first awakened me to the concept of living debt free. I wasn’t comfortable keeping only $1,000 in an emergency fund with two little ones and just one income, so we didn’t follow that part of his plan. Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Increase Family Emergency Fund to Six Months Salary. Retirement saving has been a permanent part of our monthly budget for the entire eleven years that we have been married and this will not change. The good news about making this list is that it has given me many blog post ideas for 2012! Review our Retirement.

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Financial Goals Goals 2012 Emergency Fund 127

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Finally, we took the dive by making a budget and starting our debt snowball. The budget is key. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? So I work the budget and spreadsheets. Where are you from?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

She blogs at The Debt Myth. I quit my job to focus on my own stuff (blogging, painting, rental property, my iPhone app, writing Kindle books, etc.). I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time. Get creative.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

You can only cut so much from a budget, so to increase our cash flow, we’ll need to earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog. However, there are a few things that we will not give up so I will need to include them in our budget. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Earn Additional Income.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Multi-pronged answer here: historically it was hard-wired in my DNA as a necessity but also being a good steward of what we’re blessed with & being able to give/help others; having enough for emergency funds was always a high priority as well. This means funds are tight. Don’t even talk to me about retirement!

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JUNE 22, 2020

I don’t make a lot of income on this blog, and it has definitely decreased recently as I’ve reduced my hours spent blogging. As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I would say that this plan helped me more in the area of using a zero-based budget and sticking with a budget. We followed a budget and switched to using cash, which helped us stay on track with the budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

My Super Charged Life shares with us 7 ways a budget can improve our life. 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. Eric at Narrow Bridge breaks down exactly what we need to do to budget. I must say I agree. Very encouraging post.

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MAY 27, 2015

She blogs about living a fabuLESS life at Snyders Tell All. I also blog at Snyders Tell All. I knew I was going to be a stay at home mom when we had kids and since we were both teachers, we simply could not afford for me to stay home, unless we got rid of something big in our budget. Budget – Obvious, I know.

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AUGUST 11, 2014

She blogs at Happy Healthy Mommy. I have enjoyed belly dancing and pilates the last several years, but time and budget reduced from my schedule. Use this to develop a budget & determine where you will cut back. (If If you do a budget without awareness of your blind spots, you don’t know where you need to cut.).

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