Koupon Karen

MAY 17, 2024

Establish a Moving Budget Moving can be expensive, so it’s crucial to establish a moving budget to manage your expenses effectively. By establishing a budget and seeking out ways to save, you can manage your finances more effectively and reduce the financial stress of moving.

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JANUARY 4, 2016

And to stay motivated, I want to continue to share the successes of others with more Debt Free Stories. Mid-Life & Finances. This year, I will be writing more about finances at this point in life. It is possible to eat well on a limited grocery budget. I hope you join me as we take control of our finances in 2016.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2012

While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. There are times when I have lost my motivation and wanted to just quit. This site, like life, has taken me on a journey.

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JULY 22, 2015

I have a passion to help people take control of their finances so that they can live the life they want to have. After putting together a budget, it took us 18 months to pay off all of that debt! When we got married, we combined our finances and realized how much debt we actually had. How much debt did you pay off?

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AUGUST 4, 2014

This motivated Jon to not ever feel like he had to keep working at a job that he was clearly overwhelmed by just because he couldn’t afford to do anything else. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending?

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Koupon Karen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether for birthdays, holidays, or knocking out weekly shopping, finding ways to save money without compromising treats and essentials offers welcome budget alleviation. Exclusivity keeps motivation high for perpetual deal hunting too. Retail codes aid fashion experimentation on a budget removing barriers inhibiting curiosity!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

Find something to motivate you into becoming financially literate. Another word for that roadmap is a budget. Not only does the budget need to account for all of your regular life expenses but it should also include line items for your big and small goals. How to Start.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

I’m not much into budgeting. It’s true that what I do with money technically amounts to a budgeting technique, but the idea of a traditional budget has never appealed to me. It’s a lot like a budget, and many people have told me they think that it’s a budget. Let’s consult the budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

Please join me in welcoming Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the PET team. She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online. Hearing the stories of other’s triumphs in this area are very inspiring and motivating for me.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2012

To do this, you really do need to have a budget. So bite the bullet and sit down to create an effective personal and household budget. With your budget in place, it becomes so much easier to control your day-to day finances. With your budget in place, it becomes so much easier to control your day-to day finances.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Maureen, from The Debt Free Mess Free Life , suggests that you understand what motivates you to act unwisely and spend frivolously (if that is your situation).

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APRIL 9, 2021

Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. And as you’ll see below, we also added a few more steps that he probably wouldn’t suggest or approve of, but there’s a reason why this is called personal finance. What’s your motivation for debt freedom?

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

That’s why a vast majority of us go the financing route. It may even motivate you! Even if you have a strict budget and savings goal for your car fund, if you have $100 today, I guarantee you that you’ll find something to use it on unless you are determined to save it and add it to your savings account.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Financial Peace University Online costs $69 and includes your 16 week membership, 13 video-based lessons, community forums, downloadable workbook, budgeting forms, and MP3 audio. To get on the same page about our finances. To help create an action plan for our family's finances, debt and our future. Did you find it helpful?

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Thankfully, we have worked through those trials and the experience actually made a positive impact on our finances. Finally, we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are more motivated than ever to pay off these final two loans. We will continue to save for travel and it is already part of our budget.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

In my roles as a motivational storyteller, engaging Amazon Top 100 author, and Internet radio show host, I am passionate about motivating, encouraging, and inspiring people overcome their obstacles to become their greatest selves. I wanted to take all the fun out of life and nagged him constantly about the budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

If you feel guilty about spending money, here’s how you can change how you feel about your finances: Recognize that Your Priorities are Covered. Even when I had enough money for what I wanted, I still felt bad about spending it. One of the first steps is to recognize that your priorities are covered. Look at your spending priorities.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Create a Budget You guys know me by now; you know I am all about creating and sticking to a family budget. You can even use a budgeting app if you need a little more support reaching your financial goal. As per your budget, how much do you need to use every week? I can, however, help you with the plan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

Me from 15 years ago would get an earful about what not to do, and advice on budgeting and saving and staying out of debt. It’s about those things that my now self would probably want to give my then self a swift kick in the pants for motivation. Or put yet another trip to Las Vegas on the credit card.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2011

It is also responsible for processing concepts of motivation and reward. When this happens, we become motivated to act; thinking and learning are enhanced. Conversely, negative emotional states, such as anger and sadness, have been shown to have a negative impact on learning and motivation. So, how is your emotional state?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

You can find Angela at her You Tube channel, Our Life…on a Budget , where she vlogs about getting out of debt and staying there! The first thing we did was to review our spending and create a budget. Once we did our budget, we found that we could put all of that money that once disappeared towards our debt.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2012

While it’s certainly not the same as having the tangible items in my hands or experiencing the thrill of being at a dream vacation destination, I’ve found that the simple act of pinning what I like gives me the motivation to work harder , earn more and save more in order to potentially have these things in the future.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Making a budget and cutting expenses. If you look at our budget today vs 5 years ago when we started the journey: we have more than doubled our income, and expenses have slightly increased with the babies and some small luxuries. We set our budget and lifestyle at the beginning and it hasn’t changed much even with income doubling.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Starting today, take charge of your finances. It was my way to contribute to our finances while I was staying at home with her. Often retirement planning books come across as dry, complicated, and stuffy, but Chris Hogan’s book is very relatable, easy to understand, and quite motivating to get your retirement plan in place.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. We tried our best to stretch the food budget. We do a monthly budget. Where are you from?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Frugal Dad tells us how it’s possible to have a wedding on a budget. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K?

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For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense. If your budget is tight, you can still use the sinking fund principle by adding just a couple dollars to each account from each paycheck. If there’s no extra money in your budget, there’s still hope, though.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2011

The internet works great for things like insurance management, loan and finance management, as well as goods for the home. Make a budget and Use it: Sit down with your family and come up with a budget for your essential monthly items as well as the luxuries. One of my favourite sites is Amazon.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

During that time, I started to budget for everything. Every aspect of our lives was included in our budget. When people hear the word budget, they think “restriction” and “no fun”, but honestly that couldn’t be further from the truth. Another way to think of a budget is a spending plan.

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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. DINKS Finance talks about financial survival of the fittest. Financial Highway tells us how we can beat inflation with our food budget.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Then the iPhone came out, and I figure other people might like to obsessively check their progress as much as I did, so I created Pay Off Debt , an app to help people keep track of their debt snowball and stay motivated. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

Create a budget. If you’re still worried you’ll break your resolution, consider motivating yourself by money. By refinancing, consumers could quickly save hundreds of dollars every year without having to make significant cuts to their budget. Have more money automatically withdrawn from your paycheck and put in your 401k.

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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 found Dave Ramsey’s plan about a year after we had been married and finances were really tight, especially with a variable income. Have pictures of your Why around in your daily life to help keep you motivated.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Yes, I did follow a few of Dave Ramsey’s strategies, but I also starting reading other finance blogs to see how they paid off debt so quickly. Many of their ideas were inspiring and their stories continued to motivate me through the entire process. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. Those are all great ideas, but one company is taking it a step further to help motivate us. Take a moment to watch them.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

When you finance the purchase of a home, for example, they include the cost of the home appraisal and home title searches that lenders require. When to estimate closing costs It’s a good idea to estimate closing costs early in the homebuying process so you can budget for them along with a down payment.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Everyone had unique motivation for working towards debt freedom: Jackie and her husband were sick of the stress that goes along with money issues. Jen and her husband were reeling after their son was diagnosed with a lifetime medical condition that would implode their finances. Carrie was starting over after her first marriage ended.

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