Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 2, 2014

SBB from Simple Budget Blog has a great post for all you renters out there: Renters Insurance: All the Pros, None of Cons. PET Archives : How To Haggle For A Bargain. Ben’s post from The Wealth Gospel is a must-read: How to Waste Time and Kill Productivity. Should You Save Or Invest Your Money?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2011

Americans historically have not haggled for better prices on most items. To keep up we need to learn that negotiation (aka haggling) is acceptable, expected and useful. We need to practice haggling. It was humiliating to have to haggle. Start the Haggle. Subtly mimic the person with whom you are haggling.

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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. Your budget, just like your life, is dynamic.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 23, 2012

Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step. Although these things sound simple and commonsense-ical, the first time you try to locate a stud to set the nail for the picture might be challenging! Persistence.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

” Robert from My Multiple Incomes presents 5 Tips on How to Be a Better Negotiator , and says, “Not every store and place allows haggling and negotiating on their prices, but trying to negotiate won’t hurt either. Danielle from Saving Without A Budget shares 5 Smart Investing Tips for 2012. I think I just want one.”

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