Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Who needs a budget?’ I used to think this, so I’m guessing there’s lots of people out there who think the same. So who needs to worry about budgeting, savings plans and a secure financial future? Well, actually, no! The thing is, not having a budget is rather like not having a map when you set out on a road trip.

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Budgeting Budget Debt Money 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Hello and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. If any of you have seen me host carnivals before you know that I like to add in some funny clips about personal finance for your enjoyment. Well, this time I have done it again and put together some good laughs for you to enjoy on your Monday morning.

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Personal Finance Finance Debt Money 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 24, 2011

Due to the recent financial crunch on the global platform, a majority of the investors from all over the world have realized the need for sustainable finance. The term sustainable finance has a deep inner meaning than just investing in green businesses and hoping to get a nice return. So, do you practice sustainable finance?

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Finance Personal Finance Green Recession 181

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. That used to be me. This worked very well for us once we started regularly transferring the money every month.

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Finance Property Taxes Organic Organization 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? Bob from Christian Finances asks Is it time to go on a cash diet?

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Our small business was going well and we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property. I was reminded that even though August 2013 was a scary time, I learned some valuable lessons and proved to myself that I can make positive changes with regards to my family’s finances. Yep, life was good.

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Finance Debt August 2013 100

Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Regardless of your income or gift giving needs, it is important to create a holiday budget from year to year. Creating a holiday budget can help you control your spending and make sure you get all of the items you need while staying out of debt or overspending. 5 Tips to Create a Holiday Budget. Define your needs.

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Budget Budgeting Holiday Debt 112

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

You can use dealer financing to purchase a vehicle or arrange auto loan financing through a bank, credit union or online lender. If you want to buy a car , you must first arrange for vehicle financing. It includes the vehicle’s purchase price, interest and any applicable fees you choose to finance. percent and 14.17

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 14, 2023

With gas prices still high and inflation putting pressure on people’s budgets, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its editors’ picks for 2023’s Best Gas Credit Cards to help drivers save money, along with a new survey to gauge consumer sentiment.

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Credit Cards Gas Thrifty Credit 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

These areas range from the basics such as budgeting to more complex areas such as saving and investing for retirement as well as estate planning for the distribution of your assets. In short, if it involves finances, then there’s a way to plan for it and optimize the outcome.

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Goals Debt Taxes Insurance 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2012

As far as immediate usefulness goes, nothing beats online calculators in this regard. Household Budget Calculator. From the cost of your commute to the amount of money you spend monthly on alcohol and cigarettes, a household budget calculator can help you see your expenditures in a more long-term light.

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Calculators Saving Money Money Green 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 14, 2014

From the subject line I knew exactly what it was, but I wanted no part of it because I knew the effect it would have on my family’s budget. It would provide links to information that outlined the differences in next year’s plan options, as well as the cost. My wife and I were going to have to discuss a change to our monthly budget.

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Health Care Budget Budgeting Gasoline 187

freestuff.tv

MAY 18, 2011

Well that’s a pretty dumb question but for most of us, we fail to act on our desires. Check out this guest post by Angela from Debt Consolidation Care: It needs no mention that budgets and savings play a pivotal role in assisting consumers in paying off debt. Budgeting is the ultimate way to financial freedom.

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Budget Budgeting Debt Debt Free 130

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Research and choose your franchise There are a variety of types of franchises to choose from, so you’ll want to start researching to find the one that aligns best with your interests, goals and budget. You’ll want to think about your personal budget and net worth and what type of franchise you might be able to afford.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Buy Buying Finance 52

Motherhood Moments

JUNE 26, 2023

adults saying they will take some sort of road trip this summer, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips , along with expert commentary. They often have package deals as well.” With nearly 80% of U.S. states based on 32 key metrics.

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Travel North Carolina Delaware Connecticut 130

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. We still allotted a lot of money for food, but we were careful not to go too far over budget. Finances have definitely been the biggest strain in our 11 years of marriage.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2012

The basis of any slow and steady financial plan is the household budget; in fact, a good budget is really like a plan for your current finances as well as for a secure financial future. So, don’t go slow in getting started on a budget but go slowly while you are getting it together.

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Finance Budgeting Budget Money 188

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

He is a financial coach and blogs at Well Kept Wallet. Tell us about you and your family. I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. I cancelled my gym membership because I rarely used it.

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Debt Debt Free Finance Finds 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Needless to say, a vast majority of Americans don’t own luxury vehicles, but that’s not to say that these people own broken-down used cars. That’s why a vast majority of us go the financing route. Use Cash Every time you use your credit card, you are paying interest on that purchase.

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Cars Car Bank Banking 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. That was me, at any rate.

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Emergency Fund Credit Cards Personal Finance Finance 272

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2016

My view is that an allowance can be a chance to teach budgeting, opportunity costs and delayed gratification – if done right. I was not required to use it to buy things I needed, things that Mom and Dad would have otherwise bought. They can then experience the consequences of no or poor budgeting.

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Making Budget Budgeting Kids and Family 100

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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Emergency Fund Budget Budgeting Psychology 202

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. Life, as we knew it came to a halt for so many of us in mid-March, and life going forward will forever be known as pre-pandemic or post-pandemic. My family’s finances have also been affected. What got us through financially? Everything changed.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Cooperation is an important key to successful budgeting. Examine Your Budget and Look For Loopholes Loopholes are those unnecessary expenses that are a waste of funds. Plug those loopholes buy buying only those things that you truly need and use. This can cause wastage, and this can be a loophole in your budget as well.

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Frugal Family Budgeting Budget 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Are you having a hard time controlling your finances? Many parents are finding it hard to control their finances and stretch their wallet these days more than ever. Here are are five reasons why budgeting for your family is important: A thorough financial analysis helps you…. Create a Budget. You are not alone!

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Family Financial Goals Debt Goals 196

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Well, I have to officially say I am exhausted again. There were as always great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: If you’re struggling to stay afloat with your finances, Grayson at Debt Roundup highlights how the first step to recovery is to admit you don’t have a budget.

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Debt Fridays Finance Re-use 171

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. Tell us about you and your family. After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change.

Debt 100

Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

I mastered the use of excel spreadsheets while monitoring every expense, I opened my first retirement account and bought my first shares of stock while feverishly reading through Investing for Dummies , I began checking all of my accounts, every day to ensure that any and all charges were correct and accounted for… and I loved it.

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Hobby Money Making Goals 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

Please check out the different tips below on how you too can save money and be green: Nickel by Nickel tells us how they read green using ebooks over at Beating Broke. Everything Finance shares with us his success in growing his own veggies at Retire by 40. Well, there you have it; the 10th Yakezie Blog Swap.

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Swap Personal Finance Finance Debt 133

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. A personal loan is money borrowed from a lender that can be used for nearly any purpose.

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Debt Credit Cards Credit College Tuition 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

There were as always a ton of great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Heidi at Personal Finance Journey has a great post about eating well but saving more –it can be done! Lance’s girlfriend hated budgets–until he helped her set up one that’s right for her.

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Insurance Fridays Finance Personal Finance 154

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Prior to FPU, we thought we were doing well financially and never considered that we had too much debt. We thought we were doing really well. Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. Well, you know how that ends…someday, we’ll travel extensively. .

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Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Involve Your Child in Planning and Budgeting. using what they already have. using what they already have.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Check your credit score Your credit score will help you determine your financing options; lenders use it (among other factors) to set the terms and rates of your loan. Create a housing budget The purchase price and down payment aren’t the whole picture. Would renting for another year or two improve your financial standing?

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Buy Buying Credit 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Budgeting and Economics. Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Find out the purpose of budgeting and whether it’s important for you. This edition is arranged by subject heading, so that you can browse efficiently.

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Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2013

Are you looking for ways to stretch your budget, increase your income and save money on a variety of household expenses? Your Grocery Budget Toolbox by Anne Simpson. Your Grocery Budget Toolbox is a basic handbook for any family who wants to eat well on a budget. Then this week's ebook bundle might be for you!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

When it comes to you finances, are you doing okay, but know you could be doing better? When it comes to money, most of us could stand to up our game a bit. See a Budget as an Ally. For many of us, the word ‘budget’ leaves a bad taste in our mouth. But, budgets are not the enemy. Get Specific with Goals.

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Money Goals Budgeting Budget 113