Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2013

A relative of mine gradually lost income and assets over a 20 year period, having lifestyle downsizing forced on him multiple times and in multiple ways, from loss of cars all the way to loss of hot water for showering and money for food. Giving away money you need to survive. 5 Essential Money Tips for Newlyweds. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2013

Don’t Mix Family, Friends and Money – Our Townhouse Rental is a great post from Lance @ Money Life and More about how things went wrong by renting his townhouse to a friend instead of a stranger. Yes, it is possible to safely invest your money! Ryan writes about How to Safely Invest Your Money over at Cash Money Life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 15, 2013

You have a psychological advantage. If you are in a negotiation situation, and can flash the cash, you have a psychological advantage over your counterpart. Money Tips' There are some businesses, according to BankRate , that encourage use of cash and which give a discount if you pay with it. Do you use cash?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Why are we spending extra money? This is a kind of psychological situation which takes complete control of our will-power and judgement. Actually, there are two kind of people.One who doesn’t know that they are spending extra money when they buy brand product. So, why pay money for just one name tag?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Suggesting a way to earn extra money to someone. A person, trying to help a family member figure out how to pay taxes on their home and thus be able to keep possession of the fully paid off home suggested that the family member take in a roommate to earn some extra money. Money Tips' Examples of unintended consequences.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

At my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp this year, we started exploring the different careers that are out there. Dr. John Krumboltz, Professor of Educational Psychology at Standford University studies how people choose careers. I majored in Psychology (liberal arts), graduating in the early 70’s.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2014

Customers and bosses want you to spend money on personal grooming and appropriate clothing. That means that you spend time picking up trash and money and time on fertilizing, watering, mowing and trimming as well as leaf raking, flower planting and snow shoveling. In the neighborhood.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 17, 2015

Although that probably wasn’t true, by the numbers, it was true for us psychologically. It’s not just about the money. In What It Means To Be Middle Class Today , Money reported: “Median household income was $51,017 in 2012, according to the most recent U.S. Money Tips' census data.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Using cash is seems tougher psychologically. Limiting the Financial Damage of a Data Breach The Case for Credit: 5 Reasons To Own a Credit Card Money tips from Mom. Money Tips' We lived off base and he drove in each day. At the time Army pay was about $2,000 a YEAR. Why I Use Cash Which is More Dangerous: Cash or Credit Card?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2015

The Psychological Science journal reported on a study done in 2014 which showed that feelings of gratitude reduced financial impatience. on the Association for Psychological Science website states in this quote from Assistant Professor Ye Li from the University of California, Riverside School of Business Administration.: Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Whether you simply want to venture from the daily routine, stop watching so much TV, or you just need to save money by not going out, it’s never too late to pick up a new hobby. Cooking also has psychological benefits. It can be an exciting experience, especially considering all the options available for exploration and discovery.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

You don’t have to have a ton of money to start investing. If you don’t have enough money to effectively get started with individual stocks, or if you uncomfortable with stock picking, start with a dividend fund. Should You Consider Investing Your Money? So, how do you currently invest?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 31, 2012

She ignored checks and had money escheated back to the state. Borrow Money You Can’t Pay Back. Borrow Money You Can’t Pay Back. She borrowed money to satisfy the city when they cited her for repairs that needed to be done on the house. In fact, she did pretty good making it last that long.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Perhaps you are socking away go-goobs of money for a far off retirement date and are wondering if it is worthwhile to forego all those ‘along the way’ life treats in order to be prepared for retirement. We didn’t count on the psychological effect on me though. I’m retired! I have been since April 7, 2010.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

AUGUST 22, 2017

You Are a Badass at Making Money. This book takes Law of Attraction approach to making money and presents it in a fun, super readable way coupled with in-depth exercises that you can complete at the end of each chapter. Good To Great. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It’s a must read if you are on the business / career track.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Money Cone: 9 Impulse Buys that Turned Out Better than Expected We’ve all bought stuff based on commercials that turned out nothing like how it was advertised. Live Real, Now: Make Extra Money, Part 6: Setting Up a Site In this installment of the Make Extra Money series, LRN is going to show you how to set up a WordPress site.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

What do you think about these decades old psychological investing tips from David Markstein? Don’t let your capital get locked into a stagnating investment, watch over it so you can pull it out to move it to a growing investment instead. I need to get better at this one! Do they still make sense to you in today’s economy?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Darwin agreed, according to Psychology Today article Happiness: ultimately it’s genetic! Is there a greater purpose in the human desire to be happy? I think so. It seems to me that seeking happiness is built into our evolutionary requirements. I think we are hard wired to seek happiness.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 19, 2012

Feel like you spend MORE money at the grocery stores when you use coupons? Even if you hate coupons, have no time or are very brand loyal, I’ll show you how you can make saving money fit into your lifestyle. Learn the strategies to save money without sacrificing your time or the quality ingredients your family loves.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 16, 2012

Feel like you spend MORE money at the grocery stores when you use coupons? Even if you hate coupons, have no time or are very brand loyal, I’ll show you how you can make saving money fit into your lifestyle. Learn the strategies to save money without sacrificing your time or the quality ingredients your family loves.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 22, 2013

I chose to study Psychology because it was interesting – but had no clue as to what (if any) career opportunities it would yield for me. Going from high school to college is a rite of passage for which I was inadequately prepared. As many do, I started college because it was the expected next step. Career Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 8, 2017

Invest your time and money in institutions and investments that have ongoing value. Understand your money psychology and learn how to manage any quirks that might impede growth. You can trim off losing investments to free up the money to buy investments that will grow. Don’t invest in a Bernie Madoff type scheme.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 2, 2014

According to Dr. Geoff Kauffman, one of the authors of a report published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , “‘When people read a fictional story, they vicariously experience their favorite character’s emotions, thoughts and beliefs in the process.’ There are many other benefits to regular reading.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 29, 2012

Even if you hate coupons, have no time or are very brand loyal, I’ll show you how you can make saving money fit into your lifestyle. Here’s what we cover: Shopping Psychology – How to avoid common traps at the supermarket and the things that stores and product marketers DON’T want you to know.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 29, 2012

Even if you hate coupons, have no time or are very brand loyal, I’ll show you how you can make saving money fit into your lifestyle. Here’s what we cover: Shopping Psychology – How to avoid common traps at the supermarket and the things that stores and product marketers DON’T want you to know.

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Saving With Shellie

MAY 14, 2012

Shopping Psychology – including how to avoid common traps at the supermarket and the things that stores and product marketers DON’T want you to know! Learn the strategies to keep YOUR money in YOUR wallet, even with limited time! Learn the strategies to keep YOUR money in YOUR wallet, even with limited time!

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Saving With Shellie

MAY 21, 2012

Shopping Psychology – including how to avoid common traps at the supermarket and the things that stores and product marketers DON’T want you to know! Learn the strategies to keep YOUR money in YOUR wallet, even with limited time! Learn the strategies to keep YOUR money in YOUR wallet, even with limited time!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Ariel Knafo and other researchers from the psychology department at Hebrew University in Jerusalem designed and conducted an experiment that showed that certain people actually have DNA specific to giving. She claims that investing time instead of mindless money on predetermined choices: “.can

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 17, 2012

Self confidence is having the ability, psychologically, to do the things we want to do. 10 Easy Ways to Save Money. Here are five steps I used to help increase my self confidence. Take a read and see if they might help you. What is self confidence? So, do you battle a lack of self confidence? What have you done to try to overcome it?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

I don’t know about you but I seem to have so many calls on my time and my money. But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. Here are some ideas to help you simplify your life to make it better.

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For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The insurance must be purchased prior to the first day of the term and reimburses students or parents for these payments if the student has to withdraw from a college or university for a reason covered by their policy, such as serious illness or injury, struggles with a psychological condition or other unforeseen circumstances.

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It Teaches Them Healthy Relationship Patterns to Bring Into Adulthood Across the board on studies and advancements in psychology, we see that one thing is true: a child’s first human relationships pave the way for the relationships they'll have for the rest of their lives.

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Work With What You've Got

OCTOBER 20, 2010

And no amount of money could convince me to do it again. I was bullied (although in my time we called it “made fun of” I think bullying is a much more accurate term, bullying is not just physical, it is emotional and psychological.) But even without that hurdle, High School was what can only be described as brutal. It was awful.

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Finally Frugal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Psychologically, having a bit of stock left over makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, though logically I know that the stock is NOT going to gain 8.25% a month as my student loans do. Assuming, of course, that the stock market doesn't tank between now and January. What would you do? Subscribe to Finally Frugal.

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Nicoles Nickels

JULY 11, 2013

It is a multi-disciplinary major that incorporates philosophy, psychology, language, linguistics, technology and how the brain works. I had a devoted (time, thought & money) education experience, but I had it later in life, with an established career and a boat load of life experience behind me. Well it is and it isn’t.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

I realized early on that my use of money (overspending, shopaholic behavior) was tied very specifically to how I felt about myself as a person, and began to see that I used money to fill my unmet need for love and belonging. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Personally I believe that getting out of debt is as much about psychology as it is about systems and processes. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Debt Negotiation – I started to wonder whether the money I owed was “fixed” or not. There was only one way to find out!

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