Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

Working to build your emergency fund? Confused about how much you should save and how you should go about saving it? Read up on emergency fund basics at Money Smart Guides. Figuring out a budget and how to meet those goals? PET Archives: How to make your own clothes. Finalizing your 2013 goals?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. Will it be your spouse, coworkers, family, a Facebook support group? Some final thoughts: Are you thinking, “Ok, this all sounds great, but how do I ?”

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

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. A few of my favorite personal finance books: The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness , by Dave Ramsey.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 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. How is it possible that a couple making $200K don’t know where $60K is going every year?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The good news is if you are diligent in putting money away, you will likely never have to panic when a financial emergency arises. How To Save. Now that you know how to save, let’s take a look at how to put the savings away. Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

My retirement account contribution, emergency fund contribution, car payments, utility bills, and mortgage are all set up so that they are paid automatically each month. Of course, this spending plan method only works in my family because our wants are fairly modest so we don’t exceed our income each month.

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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. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession?

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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. Get your family on board. Should you spend the money on that new flat screen and sound bar, or save it for the emergency fund? Educate yourself and your family in personal finance concepts. We have to choose wealth.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

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. Start an Emergency Fund One of the biggest things you can do to help avoid disasters is to create an emergency fund.

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