Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2013

” Before you answer, here are five other questions to ponder that will help to provide you with the clarity that you seek: How Much Debt Do I Have? . Therefore, consider taking out a year to knock-out debt before getting off of the birth control. How Secure Is My Job? .

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Now that I’m out of school and many of my peers are drowning in debt, I’m so glad that I worked my butt off to pay for school in other ways than relying on loans. Some of my methods may not work for you, but here are some that worked for me: Get a Job. Your wallet and future self will thank you. Drop Some Courses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Many families are toeing the line of slipping into debt, if they aren’t already over their heads. Extra income for me meant anything that I earned above and beyond my full-time office job, from things like freelancing. A surprising amount of North Americans are not putting money away consistently for retirement.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2013

Having a job as a teenager helped take the edge off of my single mother’s tight budget, and while it wasn’t a necessity in the truest sense of the word, it saved her a lot of stress and debt. Time is a factor in high school, because teenagers will be in school all day. It’s like having a full-time job.

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College Kids and Family Activism Unemployment 228

Finally Frugal

MAY 30, 2012

The good news is that I am on schedule to make more from my assorted part time jobs than I do at the full time job (now do you understand why I've not had the time or energy to update my blog more frequently?) So for those of you out there who are in debt up to your eyeballs (or armpits, or belly button.

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Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

cash back on every purchase, and because it’s in the Chase Freedom family of cards, you may eventually have a variety of upgrade options. When you submit an application to rent an apartment, the landlord may look at your credit score to gauge how likely you are to pay your rent on time. The annual fee is $0, it earns 1.5%

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Credit Cards Student Credit College 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

Time to find out. Talk to any alumni you may know (hint parents, cousins, that kid that went off to college last year) to see what they know about it. Read up on what colleges may offer. Look especially for on campus recruiting and online job portals the college may offer to help place students. Resumé critiques.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2011

Outside of my blogging life, I work full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company and I also teach part-time at a local University. And for fun, I study new ways to save money in my life (yeah, seriously, I find that fun… ), garden, and spend time with my wonderful pets. Going out is expensive.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 20, 2011

I’ve unintentionally gone too far a few times, and in doing so, learned valuable lessons about trying too hard to live a frugal life. Losing Valuable Time. Being employed full-time and running two home-based businesses over the past few years, I’ve learned the true meaning of the phrase “time is money.&#

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 11, 2011

and putting $30 in the bank may be impossible for you, but here are some steps to start “Saving Your Savings”. I save it until the end of every month and apply it to our debt. Shelly is a full-time fourth grade teacher and blogs at Coupon Teacher. “I spent $3.02 and saved over $30!”. I am guilty of saying that myself.

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Back To Basics Saving Budgeting Budget 59

For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

The term “sinking fund” was originally a business term used to designate a savings account where a corporation holds funds for the repayment of a debt in order to improve their liquidity. As a full-time work-at-home, homeschooling mom, she runs Life Your Way and Jungle Deals & Steals and consults for a variety of websites and brands.

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