Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 6, 2018

The more documents and forms you bring into your preparer’s office in late March just means more fees for you to cover. And that is just for people with a typical W2. When you get into married persons, self-employed and other common arrangements, the complexities can drive up the cost. Accountants live for that in tax season.

Taxes 100

Taxes Used Office Work 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2014

EWG has been publishing this reference document – available here for free – for years, and I always refer to it when the updated list comes out. This year, they tested 32,000 samples and found pesticides in two out of every three samples.

Food 170

Food Organic Organization Buy 170

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

If all goes according to plan my hubby and I will be traveling the world and volunteering where there is need and each of these trips will be photo documented since I love taking pictures. I want to make sure I have a plan in place for when I cross this bridge so that I stay happy, content, and stimulated. This is the goal anyways.

Musical Instruments 183

Musical Instruments Activism Television Televisions 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

Each winter, I go through my pantry and make an inventory on a piece of paper, documenting each and every ingredient I have. To the same effect of cleaning out your closet, having less food will help make this job easier.

Cleaning 221

Cleaning Appliances Donation Organic 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2014

” If I instead had a written document of her life and her experiences, I would have a much fuller image of who she was, and I could pass that on to my own children. Now that we have the ability to video record our relatives, the memories can last even longer and reach more and more generations.

Making 167

Making Film Uncle Grandchildren 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

A budget is a document-in-progress, so be prepared to adjust it as circumstances change. Add all income in one column and then expenditure in another. Subtract expenditure from income and there should be a positive balance. If not, you need to shave some expenditure items.

Graduation 210

Graduation Making Emergency Fund Budgeting 210

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 11, 2012

There are many well-documented benefits to the person who volunteers as well. The greatest needs in society seem to be addressed by these organizations that exist simply to help a particular group or section of society. They often receive little in the way of funding and rely almost solely on donations and volunteers to continue their work.

Organic 186

Organic Organization Newspaper Donation 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

There are many documented benefits to utilizing grandparents to watch grandkids. Among them may be reduced risks of alzheimers ; increased brain power , and lowered possibilities of depression.

Parenting 100

Parenting Watches Grandkids Kids 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 19, 2014

You may find it useful to document all of these expenses while creating a budget for yourself. You may also want to train yourself to be non-outcome dependent should your business not gain enough momentum. Additionally, you may also find yourself with a hefty list of start-up expenses. Create a marketable brand.

Personal Finance 157

Personal Finance Money Simple Work 157

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

You can get a small safe and keep all of your important financial documents, including passwords and account numbers, in the safe. Device to connect you to the outside world, and a way to charge it (you can get solar charging stations now, that will do in a pinch).

Emergency Fund 211

Emergency Fund Job Loss Transportation Staying Warm 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

It is also useful if any officials ask to see your insurance documents. One final tip is to ensure that you receive all the paperwork as it is essential to display the insurance in a place where all the employees can read the terms. 5 Tips on Buying Employee Liability Insurance is a post from: Prairie EcoThrifter.com.

Insurance 113

Insurance Buy Buying Consumer 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Other office place tips include reprogramming the office thermostat, implementing a ‘bring-your-own coffee mug’ policy for the break room, avoid printing documents that could just as easily be emailed, and instituting a recycling program for paper throughout the office.

Office 198

Office Fuel Work From Home Saving Money 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2017

Make sure that you have access to and a chance to review all financial records, including check books, bank statements, other financial institution statements, insurance policies, mortgage documents, and etc if your partner is the one managing the books at home. Take turns at money management as well.

Money 100

Money Camping Equipment Bank Banking 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 25, 2011

Documentation of continuing bad performance is required before most Human Resources departments will risk a lawsuit from a fired associate. It takes a lot of time and effort to actually fire someone. The firing manager must show that he or she tried to work with the employee to help them learn to do their job.

Work 177

Work Office Converse At&T 177

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 23, 2013

Then I inserted each picture into an office text document and added a wide black border around it. It took me a full day to finish putting them together. First I photo-shopped the pictures, to change them to black and white and re-size them.

Making 187

Making Paper Wine Friends And Family Sale 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 6, 2014

Note any dings, dents, scratches and other defects and make sure the rental car agent documents them on your paperwork. Do a thorough walk around and note defects. Take advantage of that walk around, even if you are in a hurry. You don’t want to be charged for them later. Rent by the week.

Rental Car 167

Rental Car Cars Car Rent 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2012

The students used and continue to use, their community of elders as resources – to learn, document and honor the culture and history of their area. The class, magazine, books and other products are still being student produced today. So, how do you use nature’s bounty? This post was written by Marie.

Used 188

Used Flowers and Plants Student Hunts 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2014

Just about any older financial document might be of interest to a collector, especially if it spans collector categories or has the signature of a famous person. He signed it because it was issued to him, signed it as director and then endorsed it.” What else might be valuable as a collectible?

Collectibles 167

Collectibles Paper Money Hobby 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 13, 2013

Start Replacing Important Documents That Were Destroyed. Your insurance agent should be able to help you figure out what to do right away – you might need to board up holes to keep further damage from happening. Take Care Of Finances. Let the mortgage company know about the fire. Track your fire related expenses. Forward your mail if need be.

Home 189

Home Insurance Haggle Haggling 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2013

Read and understand any documents and understand the conditions of the sale and post sale (warranties and etc). How much and what type of insurance coverage will you need? Who has the authority to force you to make changes to your home or governs the types of changes you can make? Doing a short sale?

Making 240

Making Home Financial Goals At&T 240

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 11, 2014

Stress makes you practice that speech, study for that test, re-edit that document, and re-test that theory. Are you a worrier? A little stress is a good thing. Too much stress is bad for your health. Continual stress can, according to WebMD : “… be linked to headaches, an upset stomach, back pain, and trouble sleeping.

At&T 187

At&T Work Food and Wine Plumbing 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 8, 2011

Add to it your W-2’s, T-1′s, 1099’s and other tax documents that are coming in the mail. If however, you haven’t, now is the time to gather everything you will need to get your taxes filed. Start a tax folder and start organizing everything into it that is tax related.

Taxes 113

Taxes Software 2011 April 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2012

Don’t think of your budget as a finished document; it is a work in progress and it will constantly need updating and adjusting as things in your life change. Draw up a draft budget first and then go back and double check you haven’t missed something. Be brutally honest with yourself – a bad budget is one that has things left out.

Finance 188

Finance Budgeting Budget Money 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2012

Store important documents, irreplaceable valuables and photos in the one place so they can be quickly grabbed if you need to evacuate the house. Prepare an emergency kit and keep it where it is easily accessible to all family members. The kit should contain a torch, spare batteries, first aid kit and a portable radio with spare batteries.

San Antonio 188

San Antonio March Kids and Family 2012 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2015

For the first round, I used an Open Office Text document and inserted a two column table to make cards about the size of business cards. Apparently teachers are now using these with lesson plans and some are even asking students to design their own game. Then I made some cards to accomplish the games goals and facilitate play.

Games 100

Games Making Garage Sale Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 6, 2014

Data is lifted from the scanned documents and put into databases and files where they are fed into an automated work distributor which sends transactions in a queue to be worked by a transfer agent or mutual fund client services person.

Cycle 169

Cycle Computers Calculators Software 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Copies of personal and financial documents including insurance cards, birth certificates, passports, passwords & user names and etc. Extra clothes & shoes. Flashlight for each with extra batteries. Sewing kit. Multi purpose tool (one of those that have scissors, pliers, screwdrivers, etc). Extra set of car & house keys.

Canning 100

Canning At&T Gardening Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

Make sure you are prepared with the right documents when claiming your gains. Buy Like Buffett is doing a series on how to become a great investor in The Beginners Investment Guide. This week he talks about the income statement which is something we need to have in order to file our taxes. Caring for Yourself/Others.

January 124

January 2010 Personal Finance Finance 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 10, 2013

If you use cloud-computing platforms such as Dropbox or Box to store documents, encrypt everything that you store there. For instance, you can use TrueCrypt to encrypt documents you store in Dropbox. Since most businesses use external thumb drives and USB hard drives, it is wise to encrypt them as well.

Organic 202

Organic Organization Hard Drives Identity Theft 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Keeping your retirement account (and other documents) beneficiary designations up-to-date with an annual beneficiary review checklist. PT Money Personal Finance: What Everybody Ought to Know about New Debit Card Fees What’s behind the fee and what you can do about it. Novel Investor: Do You Know Who Your Beneficiary Is?

October 200

October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 16, 2017

All of your estate planning needs to head in the same direction and should be reviewed in whole to insure that the distributions you intend to make are actually clear in the documents. You assume your child will be of legal age when you die. What if you die in a car wreck before your child is of legal age to inherit.

Grandchildren 140

Grandchildren 401K Money Contest 140

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

They may even broadcast the whole planning session on Youtube and use social media to document all the steps. One of my cousins planned the whole trip, which was fine when it came down to buying tickets, hotel reservations and document translation services (for emergencies). This sucks.

Vacation 100

Vacation Clothes Clothing Travel 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 30, 2021

This plan will pay for the entire treatment cost and other expenses in a lump sum amount if you are diagnosed with one of the critical illnesses listed in the policy document. Critical illness plan. In most cases, you will be able to add a critical illness rider to your regular health insurance policy by paying additional premium. .

Health Insurance 130

Health Insurance Insurance Health Homeowner Insurance 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The road to becoming a millionaire is becoming fairly well documented and traveled. After all, a million isn’t what it used to be and if you work hard, save and invest over a lifetime, your chances of crossing that millionaire threshold are actually pretty decent. millionaires in the US alone.

Identity Theft 230

Identity Theft Garage Sale Europe Parenting 230

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

In the article, Two-paycheck couples are quickly becoming the norm a study by the Center for American Progress documents the number of families with no stay-at-home parent: “In 2010, among families with children,” the study [by the Center for American Progress] notes, “nearly half (44.8 percent) were headed by a single parent.

Food and Drink 167

Food and Drink Parenting Kids and Family Eating Out 167