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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result. The personal saving rate — personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income — was 5.4 Why stay the course? Why should you keep saving?

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. We saved and saved and saved. Of course, we also tried to maximize our income.

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