Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

Many believe that early childhood examples and upbringing contribute greatly to the saver’s predisposition to save. Those affected by our recent Great Recession have had the benefits of saving reinforced as well. As teenagers, we may be madly saving up for a car. Included here is peer pressure. Time of life.

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Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This may influence which products we review and write about (and where those products appear on the site), but it in no way affects our recommendations or advice, which are grounded in thousands of hours of research. See how regularly adding any amount can move you closer to your savings goal. So how do we make money?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

And if you’re worried about being able to save enough of your earnings to meet your retirement goals , building wealth through passive income is a strategy that might appeal to you, too. While legally that’s true, in practice passive income may take other forms. Either way, a passive income gives you extra security.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 8, 2017

If you and your spouse or family disagree on saving, spending or investing one party may inadvertently sabotage the efforts of the other. One plant may do well in the sun, others in the shade. Some asset types do better during inflationary years, some do better in recessions. Use good stock. Protect from harms way.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 31, 2017

This is why entrepreneurs will have been disappointed to learn to true cost of a volatile and unpredictable 2016, during which the UK electorate voted to leave the EU, the value of the pound plummeted and the economy edged towards another bout of recession. billion hole in the nation’s economy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

My grown kids are also savers and I have high hopes that the grandchildren will follow their example. Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data.

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