Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

We planned our purchase in the heady days just prior to the recession of 2008/2009. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a place where our sons, their wives and our grandchildren could come together to play, visit and bond? We used it as a home base to explore many activities and attractions within a days drive. Gather the family.

Vacation 124

Vacation Rent Taxes 2007 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2011

If you want to read up on that stuff, plenty of it was written in 2008 and 2009. Although useful when needed, these to me are somewhat extreme and we won’t go so far as to execute them unless our country’s situation degrades considerably. Using the older generation’s (ye gods how did that get to be me!?)

Recession 176

Recession Economical Grandchildren Kids and Family 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example.

Spendthrift 100

Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100