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Budgeting for Life

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

His usual diet of sugar and white bread has not served his health well. In light of these recent events, I have found that I’m not only serving as the primary caregiver for my own children, but my parents as well. But a more active medical care solution may be required at some point, necessitating part or even full-time caregiving.

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Save Money with Geothermal Heat

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Fact: There are a few rare expections where geothermal isn’t economically or physically feasible. Guest Post Author Bio: Jordann is a part time runner, yogi, local foodie and personal finance aficionado, and a full time marketing professional living and working in Atlantic Canada. As well as.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We have a lot of free parks and nature reserves for hiking, and a wonderful library system that does free Inter Library Loans as well as lots of e-books.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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11 Lifestyle Tips From Organized Moms

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Being a mom really is a full-time job, and being an organized mom should come with overtime pay! Sometimes, people, especially children, respond well to routines, but this shouldn’t mean you can’t change a system that isn’t working. Take Some Time Off “If you don’t have time for what matters, stop doing things that don’t.”

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