Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

For me, my best financial lesson came from suffering through 10 years of near poverty, the consequence of picking a non-lucrative college major, then figuring out how to re-train and enter a highly rewarding profession – learning to be independent and self-sufficient, even from my spouse. Money Tips' Let there be consequences.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 9, 2013

As she grew up, she found the lack of knowledge and training to be a problem. First generation wealthy folks typically grow their wealth over time, whereas if it is inherited, the wealth is already established, along with the myriad of potentially complex investment vehicles and legal structures to hold it.

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Follow these tips (and this short video) to increase your odds of scoring one of these deals! Fisher-Price Thomas the Train – TrackMaster Avalanche Escape Set. Thomas the Train: Preschool Steam ‘n Speed R/C Thoma. Fisher-Price Little People Growing Garden and Farm Stand Playset. Fisher-Price Julius Jr.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2017

To get money, you train with others, work with others. To manage money you meet or talk with others to ensure your money is growing. Money has the power to make you interact with others. To spend money you party or visit with others, maybe even vacation with others or shop with them. Money has the power to make you a target.

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Saving In Akron

MARCH 11, 2011

AC Moore – Saturday 1-3pm, Free Make & Take Bloomin' Thomas Train: Kids color a Thomas train and add flowers to get Thomas ready for Spring. Come learn about the must-have products for every mom's Baby Registry, valuable tips and ideas for planning a baby shower, plus enjoy savings and free giveaways.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 9, 2011

The entire series can be found under Money Tips. A financially savvy person has learned to train this part of the brain and control it. Your amygdala on the other hand has been trained (through perhaps years of repetition) that cigarettes are good for you and necessary when you are stressed or anxious. Here is another example.

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Follow these tips (and this short video ) to increase your odds of scoring one of these deals! 10 am – Chicco Red Bullet Balance Training Bike. 5 pm Fisher-Price Discover ‘n Grow Kick and Play Piano Gym. 10 am – Chicco Red Bullet Balance Training Bike. There are limited supplies, so you do have to act quickly.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2013

Re-Training. You might as well make that money grow. Money Tips' You won’t miss the funds because you’ve been saving for so long, so you might as well take extra steps to financial freedom. Can you imagine life without having to save for an emergency OR put money toward a mortgage? Have you maxed out your emergency fund?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 10, 2013

Most people know that music education helps grow children’s brains. According to the site Children’s Music Workshop , there are many benefits to music education including the below: Early training develops language and reasoning areas of the brain. It helps develop the ability to form mental pictures of things.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Knowing about and utilizing this pension would have made my Mother-in-law’s life somewhat easier while she was growing up in that deceased Veteran’s household. Education and training. The famous GI bill has been updated several times, but still provides significant benefits to veterans to obtain education and training.

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Saving In Akron

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Tuesday 12/6 at 6:30pm, Breastfeeding Basics: Get practical tips and learn about great products designed to help prepare you for feeding success. Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 12/3 from 10am-Noon, FREE: Kids build a Caboose Build and Grow train! Come back each week to build the next piece and complete your train!

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 15, 2023

Say “yes” to the things that serve you and help you grow. You grow, learn and excel the most after defeat, failure, and setbacks. Don’t allow naysayers, society, or haters to devalue your worth or perception of your awesomeness! Once you recognize, believe, and feel your worth, don’t give away this power to anyone.

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Saving In Akron

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

AC Moore – Saturday 9/10 from 1-3pm, Free Make & Take: Thomas & Friends Scarecrow Train. Babies R Us - Saturday 9/10 from 12-2pm, Baby Safety Day Event: Come learn all about your baby's safety from car seat & home safety to other great baby tips. Tuesday 9/13 at 6:30pm: Breastfeeding 101.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2017

If you are being asked to do a task or job for which you are not prepared and can’t get the training, help or information on how to be successful, you will fear for your livelihood. Maybe you’ve been able to develop a new skill, grow your stamina, learn to lead or feel good about helping your co-workers or clients.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Free 10-Point Pampers Gifts-to-Grow code : CABRANDSVRNOV11. Free Potty Training DVD. Free Download of 20 Best Tips for Teaching Spelling. (Sam’s Club Members). Free $10 Credit to Plum District for new signups. Free 4×6 Photo Cards. Free Personalized Holiday Photo Cards. Free Publix Coupon Book.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 15, 2012

There are lots of financial advisors out there who are trained in the art of financial planning , debt reduction and other financial strategies. I found I was able to shave $50 dollars a week from these two areas alone; my financial guy said that, over the next 20 years, this would grow to around $80,000 at 4% interest!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Let them see your excitement as your own accounts grow and get excited with them as their savings increase. Point out how compound interest is making savings grow. take an hour and together work through some compound interest examples – on paper, so he or she can see how the interest makes the money grow.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 25, 2012

You know that they need knowledge and training to get by in the world, but it can be hard to take away from their innocence and carefree childhood. Start out small and watch how their account grows. When you look at your young children, it can be tough to decide how much responsibility you want to add to their lives.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

No matter how we begged, they insisted on continuing to grow. Nothing we will do will ever bring back their childhoods once they grow up or—more importantly—their childhood memories. Six months later, my two year old still talks about the scenic train ride and my eleven year old still plays poker with us. And we did.

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For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

Follow these tips (and this short video) to increase your odds of scoring one of these deals! Olive Kids Trains, Planes & Trucks Sleeping Bag. Crystal Growing. Lightning deals on Amazon are a great way to save money. There are limited supplies, so you do have to act quickly. NERF DEMOLISHER 2 IN 1. Big Bag of Science.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Smart money moves for your business Grow your small business with tailored insights, recommendations, and expert content. Podcasting will require an initial investment in some audio equipment and editing software, but once you get started, you’ll be able to grow as fast as you can talk, produce, and of course market your podcast.

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Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 30, 2015

Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! Find more great Amazon Deals like cheap MP3 albums, grocery savings and toy sales. Deals Around Town Amazon Kids Toys'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I cut down a small cedar tree (which grow like weeds on our 6 acres) each year, put it in a tree stand on the porch and put white twinkle lights on it. We live on the edge of the prairie and prairie grasses grow well here. In my growing up family, we didn’t get that many presents on Christmas day.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2013

If you have been shucking money into your IRA religiously and it has been growing, it can be a pretty big kitty. Money Tips' You have to be careful how you set up the beneficiary on these Roth accounts in order to stretch them. Lets say you accumulated a couple of million in your IRA and it is there at the time of your death.

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Saving In Akron

APRIL 8, 2011

Babies R Us - Saturday Noon-3pm, Super Baby Shower: learn about the must-have products for every mom's Baby Registry, valuable tips and ideas for planning a baby shower, plus enjoy great savings and free giveaways. Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 10am-Noon, Kids build a Free Sports Pinball Game.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Growing up we nabbed a kitten pretty much each year from Grandma’s hayloft in the barn – from that year’s litter, until we finally came home with a cat smart enough to avoid our neighborhood hazards. Growing up, I dressed the poor thing up in doll clothes, carted him around in a doll carriage and generally loved him to pieces.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

But, if you hate the busy street and the airplane or train noise, or the neighborhood is in decline, you have to decide if you can live with those things if everything else is satisfactory. Our first home was too small for our growing family, in a rapidly declining neighborhood, and was not convenient to either of our work commutes.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! Find more great Amazon Deals like cheap MP3 albums, grocery savings and toy sales. The post Amazon Lightning Toy Deals (11/17) | Featuring TONS of Fisher Price Toys appeared first on Saving with Shellie™.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 14, 2016

Growing up in Chicago, his world revolved around after-school jobs, a rescued beagle, his pen pal in Holland, and the Cubs’ chance to go to the World Series. These tips will turn nightmares to sweet dreams both for you and your baby sake. Check out these FREE Kindle editions from Amazon and start reading!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

I was a gymnast growing up; high power, low endurance. A Marathon Training Plan That’s Actually Easy to Maintain Remember, Slow and Steady Wins the Race 6 Tips for Setting Better Goals Take Small Steps Towards Great Financial Health How Yoga Helped Me Reach My Goals and Be a Better Person. 1 Pacing Yourself Is Key.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Smart Animals Zoo Explorers Playset 8:0o pm: VTech Grow and Discover Tree House Toy The links above are to the individual products. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! Find more great Amazon Deals like cheap MP3 albums, grocery savings and toy sales.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2015

We spend time training and teaching them. His wife was in the middle of re-training for a new career. If you aren’t presented with obstacles, you don’t grow. Why on earth would you volunteer to give your adult children monetary gifts? You want your children to have a head start in life. You do what you have to do.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Fisher-Price Discover ‘n Grow Jumperoo - 7:30 AM CT. Thomas the Train: Preschool Steam ‘n Speed R/C Thomas – 8:15 AM CT. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! LEGO DUPLO Princess Ariel Undersea Castle - 7:30 AM CT.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

A side hustle is an important tool for growing wealth. When you start to train your brain to ways to earn extra money you open up your life to new possibilities. A side hustle is anything you do to make money that’s outside of your normal job. Side hustles are important for two reasons. The first is obvious, extra income.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I never really figured out what I want to be when I grow up so I’ve done a lot of different things. I’m a huge fan of mystery novels and wondered what was involved in becoming a licensed PI in my state (a 60-hour training course and a culminating 3-hour exam). I’m 52. I almost always have a side gig going.

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Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 24, 2012

While the website provides quite a few tips, ideas, tools and inspiration, we have more to share! They are very into nutrition and health and it’s important for them to be knowledgeable about what is best for their baby as she grows up! They were really interested in it and have told me how helpful it is for them.

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Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

AC Moore – Saturday 9/10 from 1-3pm, Free Make & Take: Thomas & Friends Scarecrow Train. Babies R Us – Saturday 9/10 from 12-2pm, Baby Safety Day Event: Come learn all about your baby’s safety from car seat & home safety to other great baby tips. Tuesday 9/13 at 6:30pm: Breastfeeding 101.

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