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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the first things that I implemented, when I decided that I needed to save more, was opening up a savings account (in my case, a TFSA which is now an investment account) that I could transfer all of my extra income into. I put $25 per paycheck into my savings account every second Friday.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. This allowed us to build equity pretty quickly and that benefitted us greatly when we moved in 2022. What’s your best frugal win?

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

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They might have a part-time job to help pay their way through school or they may have started full-time employment for the first time. For a number of years, financial experts have been advising young people to set up a retirement savings account right from when they first start paid work. I know I do.

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How to Save Electricity While You’re Working at Home

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labour force now work from home full-time! In most cases, organizations provide devices to their employees and sometimes these do not have enough features to save power. In such situations, it all comes to you to make sure you are using the devices responsibly. Keep an eye, and you’ll end up saving huge.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

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working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.

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Family Office Manager

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I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby. My new mission was to manage our money to make sure we used it wisely and stretched it as far as possible. Pay our bills in a timely manner. After motherhood, this role was my dream job!

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