Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2013

To get ahead in life, you need to make more good decisions than bad. Good decisions can result in your ability to get a better job, make more money, save more money, invest for gain and other steps that help you end up in financial plus land. Buying a foreclosure? Researching your options.

Making 240

Making Home Financial Goals At&T 240

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

To really understand your money approach and attitude, ask yourself and each other open ended money questions – about how your folks dealt with money, how you were raised, what you prefer and don’t prefer financially and etc. These were questions such as ” Which of your parents made the financial decisions”.

Money 269

Money Giveaway Goals Debt 269

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. I love a pedicure, but if you’re trying to save money, paint your toes yourself. Yard sales take some work, but you can declutter your house and make some cash in the same weekend. Emergencies suck!

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

We knew that we would make more money but we wanted to be able to buy a house with a conventional mortgage and we can’t come up with the down payment so we need to ratchet down. We looked around and saw people making 4x what we made, but they were upside down too… So we said there has to be a better way.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover (affiliate link) , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. I love a pedicure too, but if you’re trying to save money, try to paint your piggies yourself. It is super easy to earn cash back on grocery products that you were going to buy anyway.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130