Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Just because you make it to be the most powerful leader in the world doesn’t mean you end up rich. I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. We toured Monticello in 2005 and learned that Thomas Jefferson, one of my favorite presidents died a pauper. So, what do you think?

Personal Finance 186

Personal Finance Finance 2005 Debt 186

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 11, 2019

This should have been done as soon as we became parents back in 2005, but we kept putting it off. Fortunately, we were making good progress with our #2 goal prior and had quite a bit of it saved for this second medical event. Part of me didn’t even want to make a financial goal for 2019. . #1 – DONE!!

Financial Goals 100

Financial Goals Goals 2019 Health Insurance 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2012

The number of personal bankruptcy filings reached 1,500,000 in 2010, the highest number since 2005, and in 2011, the percentage of total consumer filings increased from 2010 (according to the National Bankruptcy Research Center).

United States 202

United States Personal Finance Economical Finance 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

“Other things equal, an increase in the stock market makes people wealthier. With interest rates so low, why not spend now, using debt, instead of waiting for inflation and higher interest rates to kick in and raise the price of goods and services. personal saving rate bottomed out at around 1% in the third quarter of 2005.

Spendthrift 100

Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

The Frugal Girl

JUNE 10, 2024

When my husband finished his apprenticeship program we wanted to start a family and so we had to make some real changes to the way we were living to survive on one income. Mostly anything I (or my family) want to eat I can make from scratch. And neither of us is comfortable carrying debt beyond the mortgage. Coffee shops!

Kids and Family 130

Kids and Family Thrifting Vacation Friends And Family Sale 130