Motherhood Moments
MARCH 4, 2023
Set a budget and follow it consistently. The first line of defense against debt is to make a budget and keep to it. Or, instead of dining out every night, you may opt to cook at home more often. This seems like a no-brainer, right? But many people don't have a clear understanding of their monthly income and expenses.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 28, 2012
We all need to eat on a daily basis, but you can cut back on your dining budget by eating at home. Most restaurant-style meals are easy to prepare at home at a fraction of the cost, and you are able to control what ingredients are included. When cooking at home, try to reduce meat consumption to save money.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 1, 2012
Plan to do what rich people do (whatever it takes to get their dreams); to think like rich people think (ie: think bigger); to talk like rich people talk (ie: positively); to use money the way rich people use their money (ie: they make their money work for them). or “That will never work!” I discovered I really love to cook.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 14, 2012
The simple fact is, taking small, simple spending and saving actions, especially early in your working life, can make a huge difference to financial security during your working years and into retirement. This means that you put off getting things organized and putting things off never works, as we all know too well!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2011
From a mathematical perspective, the food section of our budgets often has the most flexibility, and it’s often the place we fall most short. He works in the restaurant industry and we love going and trying a new chef’s masterpiece. Fiscally, it’s smarter to cook at home.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. My husband worked overtime – 10 hours a day and a lot of weekends. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working. Peggy: Oh yes!
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