Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 18, 2023

As Americans assess their financial situations following a challenging year, several economic signs — including continued high interest rates and lingering inflation — are still warning of a possible recession sometime in 2023. Maliga shares several ways to prepare for a recession: Prepare a bare bones budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2011

The economic effects of the recession of 2008 are still very much upon us. As a result of the recession, many have resolved to forever alter the way that they conduct their household business. Create a budget. It’s time that you put yourself and your family on a monthly budget. That’s where a budget comes in handy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? – Two economic giants square off. They pulled us out of The Great Depression, but do they have any wisdom to offer us in our current economic situation? Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: The Dollar Challenge – 20?s

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2013

Ever since we stumbled past the Fiscal Cliff and the budget crisis, the stock market has been rising like a hot air balloon in an updraft (at least as of the time this post was written at the end of March 2013). We individual investors have all become market skittish since the recent huge recession and economic downturn.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

With the advent of the Great Recession, today’s populations are re-learning frugality and expense reduction. is based on a Billshrink.com article – Dining on a budget. Based on that, we saved $222 dollars a year on a $500 a month food budget for 40 years for a total of $8,880. This post was written by Marie. .

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Finally Frugal

JANUARY 8, 2011

economic news is this tax cut that will (hopefully) leave an additional $50 to $85 dollars in our paychecks next year. During the Great Recession, many of us have felt overworked and underfunded and as a result we've replaced vacations with 'staycations'. One of the more interesting topics in the U.S.

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