Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2015

Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance. You need to find ways to generate passive income.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether for birthdays, holidays, or knocking out weekly shopping, finding ways to save money without compromising treats and essentials offers welcome budget alleviation. But embracing couponing promises plenty of positive personal progress through pocketbook and community payoffs. Restaurant deals facilitate culinary adventures.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2012

While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. By paying attention and looking after every part of our lives we can find true contentment and happiness.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. They call it personal finance for a reason, what worked best for us may not work for you, but you have to start somewhere.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Credit is a tool in personal finance. If you find yourself spending beyond your means and cannot help yourself, consolidate with a peer loan and ask your friends for a debt intervention to control your habits. Understand the risks to peer loans and you may just find one of your best tools in personal finance.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

FinTech, as this growing space has been called, is helping take the mystery out of investing and personal finance. One such service is Personal Capital. Personal Capital is a free tool that allows you aggregate all of your financial accounts into one consolidated place. Using Technology to Help.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 26, 2012

YFS’s post, 7 Time Management Tips that Will Help You Work More Efficiently was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance #358 hosted by Musings of an Abstract Aucklander. was included in the Totally Money Carnival #64 hosted by My Personal Finance Journey as well as the Carnival of Money Pros hosted by My Journey to Millions.

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 28, 2016

If you’re thinking about some resolutions for 2017 that have to do with YOUR finances, then I’m inviting you to join me in January for the New Year New You Financial Summit. LaTisha is a nationally recognized, millennial personal finance expert. Don’t worry, you don’t have to go anywhere. 8 pm EST: TBD.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

This post was also included in the Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #222 hosted by The Skilled Investor as well as the Canadian Finance Carnival #74 hosted by the Canadian Finance Blog and The Wealth Builder Carnival #65 hosted by My Wealth Builder. Related posts: Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Seven Carnivals This Week.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 29, 2015

Plus, if you subscribe now, you’ll get a chance to win these three personal finance books. I have a weakness for personal finance books, especially those written by bloggers. Additional thrifty and money-saving posts that I find from the web. Links to timely posts from my archives.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. That was me, at any rate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to make either activity enjoyable, I’ll share my secrets. If you Google how to make a budget, you’ll find the same boilerplate list of steps on thousands of sites. It’s a list of steps that brings about a generic budget completely void of any hopes, dreams and personal aspirations.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 19, 2016

She writes at her personal finance website, And Then We Saved. The post Find out how Anna paid off $23,605 in college, personal loans, and credit cards. Today’s Debt Free Story is from Anna. She is on a mission to help others become debt free. Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 5, 2011

5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money is a series that will run every Tuesday for the next few weeks where some of the top personal finance bloggers share their thoughts on this topic. Find ways to use that interest and passion to add value to society. Living below your means is the foundation of personal finance.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 18, 2023

Key findings include: When given 57 priorities for children’s K-12 education in 2022, Americans ranked being prepared to enroll in a college or university as one of their lowest priorities (#47). manage personal finances, prepare a meal, make an appointment)” as the #1 priority for education outcomes.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Find the right opportunity What business should you start? Set aside time early on to find out what licenses and permits you need before you can open your doors. Open a business bank account Keeping your business and personal finances separate is key to managing your business finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 24, 2011

Even ethical investing can be very relative as a term as it may vary from one person to another. For example, one investor may find it extremely unethical to invest in a company which is somehow related to a weapon manufacturing company or tobacco manufacturing company, whereas another investor may not.

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Motherhood Moments

JUNE 26, 2023

adults saying they will take some sort of road trip this summer, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips , along with expert commentary. With nearly 80% of U.S. To help travelers plan a fun and wallet-friendly road trip, WalletHub compared the 50 U.S.

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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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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

If you get a chance, find this book at your library and read it, especially chapter 17. No surprise there; I write a blog about family life and finances. But with my corporate background and interest in personal finance, my husband and I agreed that I would handle all of the day-to-day financial tasks for our home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2011

Sustainable Personal Finance. With every tip their is a personal connection to his own life. He also blogs about multiple topics, not just personal finance, which gives his blog an added appeal. Just like in yoga, he is trying to find that ideal balance in his life. Canadian Finance Blog.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 29, 2011

5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money is a series that will run every Tuesday for the next few weeks where some of the top personal finance bloggers share their thoughts on this topic. By doing that you likely will find you don’t need as much money as you initially thought. 3) You are not a consumer.

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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. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? There were 50 submissions this week.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

If you get a chance, find this book at your library and read it, especially that chapter. I also took on the role, because I had an interest in the topic of personal finance. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. What does that person do in your home? Does your home have a Family Office Manager?

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Saving Everyday

JUNE 11, 2013

Sign up for the Retiring in Style Bootcamp and receive 10-day bootcamp to take control of your personal finances. Find out how much you need to save in total and each month. It’s never too early to start preparing for retirement! You learn how to: Envision your future retirement and learn how to get there.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Jacob from My Personal Finance Journey shares tips about how he saves big money on food and beverages at Saving Money On Food & Drinks at Happy Simple Living. Derek from Life and My Finances shares his parents’ story and best lesson with Paying Off Your Debts Early at Retire By 40.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online. Crystal will be sharing tips on how she is taking control of this part of her life and I hope you will find this information as helpful and encouraging as I do.

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For the Mommas

DECEMBER 29, 2014

If you are looking for a common-sense approach to personal finance and money management , then Personal Finance For Beginners In 30 Minutes, Vol. Download: Personal Finance For Beginners In 30 minutes by Ian Lamont. . 1 is for you! Let the snow-spangled adventure begin!

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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. Who wants to think about Back to School when we are mired in the dog days of summer? When you do, go on tax free day.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 7, 2011

As usual there were a ton of great reads floating around the blogosphere written by my pals in the Yakezie network as well as some other personal finance bloggers. JD Roth over at Get Rich Slowly tells us how we can take control of our finances in 2011. Here is a picture of one of the fascinating structures we will be exploring.

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For the Mommas

MAY 24, 2016

Here are some cheap and free Amazon Kindle eBooks you can find: Children Books: Willy the Whale by Uncle Amon. In this book, you will find lists, tips, tricks, and even recipes for making your own lotion right at home. Everything You Need to Know About Personal Finance by C.J. Follow the adventures of Willy the Whale!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2013

Emily @ Evolving Personal Finance is a user and wonders about Using Upromise to Pay Down Student Loans. Here’s how Team DINKs feels at DINKs Finance with their post for how to Save Money and Be Healthy at the Same Time. Don’t discount the dollar store–you can find quality items for cheap prices!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Find out the purpose of budgeting and whether it’s important for you. The key is to finding out what they are, then determining which are marketable! The Skilled Investor , Editor.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

If you find errors, dispute them. These errors have the potential to hurt your credit score, says Chi Chi Wu, a senior attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. You might see other types of errors, such as out-of-date employment information, she says, but those aren’t factored into your score.

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Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 30, 2012

Here’s the Description: Manage your personal finances in the most comprehensive manner with Money for Android devices. Track different accounts (wallets), record your transactions, budget your income and expenses, and keep full control of your personal finances. You'll find even more deals and steals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

We get desperate to find gifts for everyone on the list. However, in reviewing the best things to wait to buy on various sites, I find that cameras are one of those items. On their personal finance site, US News suggested that some kids get games they don’t want and can’t be returned. I know I do.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 13, 2013

DailyWorth is a free daily personal finance email for women. Find More Deals: Hot Holiday Deals | Printable Coupons | Grocery & Drug Store Deals | . Looking to start planning for retirement or investing, check out Daily Worth. It delivers practical tips, empowering ideas, and the occasional kick in the pants.

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