Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. I also saved – maxing out 401K contributions to build up the retirement funds. But, in college, I spent my summer earnings – on clothes, on a used car and on school activities.

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Making Recession College 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. When I retired, I used this method to re-invest the proceeds from my company 401K (that I had rolled into an IRA). It caught me by surprise that the stocks/mutual funds in which I invested while in the 401K could not be transferred in kind to my IRA.

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401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. If you always have more month than cash and never seem to get ahead or even to even, it’s time to look at some reasons you may be broke.

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