Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 11, 2014

It’s fun to watch your account grow, but at the same time, if you have different goals for the money, having everything in one account can be problematic, since you aren’t able to identify which money is earmarked for a specific goal. Chances are that you are saving for different purposes. Break Out Your Objectives.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Advantages of Paying Off Debt From a purely financial point of view, it makes more sense to focus on debt payoff rather than directing available cash to a savings account. Before I took up my Financial Reboot journey, I was more focused on growing my savings accounts as opposed to paying off debt first.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

There are tricks you can use to save more money even IF your budget is very tight. Consider these strategies: Save all of your change. Pay in cash whenever you can and save all of your change. Earmark this money for an emergency fund, a new car fund, a vacation fund, whatever you would like.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

The journey started in 2012 when we bought an office building for our business and then found ourselves with a lot of debt and not enough cash flow. We ran the numbers of the purchase and they looked great on paper, but paper doesn’t account for a new server, a roof leak, unexpected medical bills, and other calamities.

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Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Use this free savings calculator to understand how your money can grow over time. By Margarette Burnette   Margarette Burnette Senior Writer | Savings accounts, money market accounts, banking Margarette Burnette is a NerdWallet authority on savings, who has been writing about bank accounts since before the Great Recession.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Income should include all funds from paychecks, government assistance, annuity payments and so forth. Build a Budget & Emergency Fund. Cut out unnecessary spending and use that money to build an emergency fund. When it comes to contributing additional money to this fund, explore all your options.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Building a portfolio that has at least some less-risky assets can be useful in helping you ride out volatility in the market. It’s also why low-risk plays make for better short-term investments or a stash for your emergency fund. Risk: If you remove funds from a CD early, you’ll typically lose some of the interest you earned.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

If your emergency is strictly financial (and even if it has a physical component to it), you should be ready with a liquid emergency fund. You can augment with other emergency sources as well. I have some money in a savings account that is easy to get to, in case I need it immediately.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Because we only have a week to show results, and because savings account interest rates have been near zero each year since camps started, I have routinely given the jar 50% interest. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Figure out what you need to live and put the rest in a secure account. Put the holiday gift of cash into your account. Put the savings you made at the grocery with coupons into the savings account. We have enough to live on from other sources and an emergency fund. Do you have a money tree?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 20, 2014

It’s one thing to have a couple thousand dollars in an emergency fund. It’s quite another to let a few thousand dollars (or even more) sit in a low-yield bank account that doesn’t serve much of a purpose. Instead, you want to put that money to work for you so that you can enjoy life. Invest that Money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

As the time passed, I was able to figure out ways to save more money and stay on top of my finances. Extra Income Goes Into Savings. I put $25 per paycheck into my savings account every second Friday. You can then build upon those small steps. Found Money.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

2 – Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. We blew through our health savings account, and now need to save another $10k so we’re not caught off guard if another emergency were to happen. Save a starter Home Emergency Fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Start an Emergency Fund One of the biggest things you can do to help avoid disasters is to create an emergency fund. It’s not for paying bills, going on holidays or paying college fees; no matter how urgent these might be, they are not emergencies. Let’s look at some of these strategies now. I’m sure everyone.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

You can build habits to be incredibly positive. So, I propose that you make a habit out of saving. I’ve gotten into the habit of logging on to my bank account and credit card accounts when I first wake up and open the computer. You don’t actually think about turning off a light when you leave a room; it’s a habit.

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