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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You have to plant it, feed it, water it and care for it to make it grow big enough to notice. You have to give it space and time (lots of time) to grow into a huge money producer. You can do this. He never earned more than $46,000 per year, but he turned that into several million dollars, most of which he’s giving away.

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Our Big Financial Goal for 2016

Family Balance Sheet

Finally, we are able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are more motivated than ever to pay off these final two loans. We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month. What We Won’t Give Up. I think I’ll survive. Choose Thrift First.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. What We Won’t Give Up: My motto has always been “living well on less” and now it will be “living well on (even) less”. Choose Thrift First.