Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2013

As you might expect, especially among personal finance bloggers, financial resolutions are pretty popular. Educate Yourself. Educate yourself about how money works, and how to make the most of it. If you have a partner and/or a family, it’s a good idea to make your plans together. We all need help sometimes.

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Financial Goals Goals Finance Money 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

How to conduct an effective family financial analysis. 5 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Finances The new year brings us another twelve months of infinite possibilities, another chance to turn our lives around. These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author's main goals in life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

Boomers claim to have redefined many aspects of life – from open family dialoge to ways to influence politics, now are they redefining grandparenthood? We were open and sharing with our children – letting them in on the family experience/family discussion/family decision making. We desire a lifeline to the future.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 23, 2015

Some, to be sure, get lucky and win a lottery, or are born into a wealthy family. If you take post secondary education, consider not only what you enjoy studying, but also what you can do with the education or training you receive from the studies. Get your family on board. Riches don’t just happen to most people.

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Financial Goals Emergency Fund Money Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. My University Money: Should I Pursue a Co-op Education? There were 56 submissions this week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. my sister-in-law earned enough cash to take the family to Hawaii!! Involve Your Child in Planning and Budgeting.

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College Money Personal Finance Student 192

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2013

One is for each person to separately create their own money story by thinking about things such as: 2 of your earliest money memories. family stories about money. what kind of emotional issues you have with money and what kind of financial education you received. what you learned your mother and father about money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

There are many education courses that are designed to help smokers quit for good. These education courses seem to have a good success rate and are useful when used in conjunction with lifestyle changes. It is enhanced when used in conjunction with an education course on quitting smoking. Take a quit smoking course.

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Education Personal Finance Fitness Work 186

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

The cost of college education is crushing and many parents feel compelled to assist or pay for the entire tuition. It’s hard to change and improve your finances if you have no idea where you currently stand. Use my Family Balance Sheet excel spreadsheet to help you organize your finances. And Read some more.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I knew his determination and focus was something to remember, but I never thought of it in relation to finances. Personal Finance by the Book tells us how negotiating can put us on top. Life and My Finances shares with us how to keep moving expenses low. Passive Family Income asks us how much we need to retire ?

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February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

Canadian Finance Blog tells us how our spare change can really add up. Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us what he has learned about money management over the years. Bucksome Boomer shares with us how to revolutionize our finances using our savings. Passive Family Income warns us to not become house poor.

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January Personal Finance Green And Frugal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us statistics on the inflation of gas and how hybrid options are needed. Personal Finance by the Book askes if we should borrow from our 401K? Going Frugal. Going Green.

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January 2010 Personal Finance Finance 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. Playing games on family game night. Play board and online games that teach money or finance or business concepts. Food Related.

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Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

There are lots of ways you can entertain yourself and your family on a budget.&#. Kristia presents Save Money On Groceries Without Using Coupons | Kitchen Economics Link Up posted at Family Balance Sheet , saying, “You don’t have to be an extreme couponer to save money on groceries.&#.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: Broke Professionals is a personal finance blog aimed at the over-educated and underpaid. Our family left Europe in the first place decades ago, because we didn’t want to be indebted sharecroppers to the rich. This is how I put two kids through college and raised a family.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine.

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Money Saving Money Lowes Grandchildren 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us 10 lists he hopes none of us follow when it comes to our money management. Canadian Dream shares with us the stages of personal finance. I can definitely see how some could take it this way but I personally try to live more balanced. Managing Money. Going Green.

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February Finance Personal Finance Money 113

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. We, as a country, owe our young people a more comprehensive education. Our son is 29 and biological. Go figure.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 178

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

How about an education policy for the kids? Believe me when I tell you that your financial literacy is just as important as taking care of your family. With a better credit score rating, you have access to better financing options, which, in turn, can help you take advantage of future investment opportunities.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

I decided to be productive in those early morning hours and I updated our Family Balance Sheet and that’s when I realized why I was so antsy. However, I’m still in love with Instagram and I just started a profile for Family Balance Sheet. This will always be a work in progress for my family. Moving on to 2020!

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Education is the key here. Educate yourself about financial matters as they apply to your circumstances. Everyone is different, so the strategies will be different for each person. Pertinent knowledge and prior planning will help you limit the long-lasting effect financial difficulties can have on you and your family.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We all know that one of the best personal finance strategies is to have a budget and you’ve probably tried to create one at some time. I found some figures on expenditure percentages from a survey conducted by the Department of Labor , which gave me an idea of what the average person spent in different categories.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with the result that it all seems too hard. One of the simplest things you can do is to educate yourself about financial matters. We often seem to complicate things, don’t we? So we just give up on trying to control expenditure and saving.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Others might point out the importance of a good education. Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. When he had seen her succeed, he then just declined, no matter if she threw a fit or if the family was late to go.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Our goal is to give you the best advice to help you make smart personal finance decisions. Due to the variance by area, it can help to reach out to current policyholders in your area, especially if they’re family or friends, to understand what their experience with Allstate has been like. Power auto claims study.

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