For the Mommas

JULY 2, 2012

The Simple Dollar is a book: packed with practical tips, tools, and lessons you can use to transform your life, too. This isn’t just “another” personal finance book: it’s profoundly motivating, empowering, practical, and 100% grounded in today’s American realities. Free Kindle Book: The Simple Dollar is currently free on Amazon.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

I treated the baking process like it was an end in itself and not a tool to get what I wanted. Do you want to be debt free? Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them. What I wanted was a glorious, masterpiece cookie to shame all others. Do you want to retire?

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Budgeting Budget Toll House Cooking 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2012

Those who just go along, hoping for the best, are usually the ones who struggle financially or get themselves into too much debt. Your budget is your most important tool in your financial plan. This helps to keep you motivated. A time-frame keeps you motivated and allows you to measure how you’re tracking.

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Financial Goals Goals Making Simple 213

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary. What inspired you to become debt free? They didn’t like debt, and as I grew up, neither did I.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

Credit cards can be a great tool but these mistakes are all too common. I did this yeas ago when I was in debt and it made paying off the debt a reality. Tax Debt Help presents Savers Tax Credit: Get Rewarded for Retirement. We have something similar in Canada and it definitely motivates you to save.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Frugal Confessions : A Great Site to Sign up for Email Offers – Learn about this great tool to hone your frugal skills like I do! Turn off the lights. Read on to learn more!

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

And motivation could be hard to maintain: Every next photo might be your lottery ticket, though it almost certainly won’t be. Some platforms invest in equity (stock), while others invest in debt. Generally, stock offers high returns in exchange for more risk, while debt offers lower returns in exchange for less risk. Lawnmowers?

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

We continually strive to provide consumers with the expert advice and tools needed to succeed throughout life’s financial journey. We’re transparent about how we are able to bring quality content, competitive rates, and useful tools to you by explaining how we make money. Bankrate logo How we make money You have money questions.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals. This group is a safe place where we talk, motivate, and share ideas about budgeting. Budgeting is a lifelong habit.

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