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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. I make a lot of iced tea and usually steep 2 flavored tea bags and 8 decaffeinated green tea bags in each batch I make. But in the end, $155 is still a gift.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Read away my friends.

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8 Best E-Commerce Website Builders for 2023

Savings Corner

Unlimited products: Shopify’s pricing starts at $29 per month when billed annually ($39 when paying month to month) plus credit card transaction fees. Instead, you can choose the best credit card processing company for your business and Wix won’t charge any additional fees. Shipping, fulfillment and returns.

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Best Bad Credit Loans of January 2024

Savings Corner

Lenders typically like to see that you can cover your monthly bills, including any other loan or credit card payments, and have money left over after your new personal loan payment. Many bad-credit online lenders charge an origination fee — a percentage of the loan the lender takes from the loan amount — and it is included in the APR.

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Reader Question: How Much Money Do I Need To Buy My First Home?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This week I received a question from a reader asking how much to save up before buying a house. Here is Alicia’s question: How much money do my husband and I have to save up before buying our first home? Canada – RSP Home Buyers’ Plan Do you have a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)? What Can You Afford?

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Delayed Gratification: A Strategy to Curb Over-Spending and Secure A Sound Financial Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Over-spending has become a way of life, cheered on by financial institutions and credit card companies, who want us to spend up big so they can earn ever more interest, at our expense. Easy access to credit has helped to make this process so easy; we don’t even need to have the cash.

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