Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2012

Ever heard financial gurus telling us to give up our daily Starbucks coffee and save the money? I discovered that most of the stuff I bought, I didn’t really need so it was fairly simple to change my spending habits to save money.” When I found a new way, I bought a small treat and then put the rest into my growing savings account.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

So we just give up on trying to control expenditure and saving. 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. Your budget helps to make spending simple too.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

Cooking is also our family’s greatest financial tool. Cooking as a financial tool? 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. Fiscally, it’s smarter to cook at home.

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Cooking Cooking At Home Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 133

Saving With Shellie

JUNE 12, 2012

One of the main arguments people give for just getting Fast Food is that it is cheaper and quicker than cooking at home. This graphic shows the cost and nutrition of a meal for four at McDonald’s versus two different home cooked options. Even on a limited budget you can eat fresh foods. Not in Austin?

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Food Austin McDonalds Fort Worth 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. We saved and saved and saved. Frugal Food Tips Have you been looking at your budget lately?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

To often, when it comes to saving money, we spend a lot of time on what we haven’t accomplished- or we downplay what we have accomplished. Saving an extra $50 a month. Maxing out your retirement savings account. Trimming your budget. Cooking at home. Eating out less. Paying cash for an item.

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Debt Eating Out Bills Cooking At Home 113

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Simply doing a budget. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc. Share your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Definitely a monthly budget – I always create one every month.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

We are on a saving path, one that has us debt free and retiring early. I don’t think any of our friends have any retirement money saved yet; some are even still in school. Instant gratification and a lack of saving is going to kill us financially. 365 Days On A Budget tells us how we can become a master of our life.

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