Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 7, 2013

Simon from Sustainable Personal Finance , my dear friend, will be managing the site while I am gone so nothing will change for my readers. I will have a great line up of articles for you as always, so there will be plenty of conversations and discussions to participate in during my absence. PET Archives.

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Vacation Fridays Indonesia Personal Finance 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

Go hiking and camping and show them the beauty of the outdoors (and teach them to leave trails and campsites better than when you arrived) Plant a garden with your children to give them a tangible example of how much fun growing your own food and eating healthy can be! Stress the importance of saving and staying away from debt.

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Thrifty Recycle Recycled Recycling 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. FMF presents Five Retro Rules to Save Money posted at Free Money Finance , saying, “These tips from the past can save us all some big bucks.&#. Related posts: Festival of Frugality #279.

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Frugal Movies Finance Bills 150

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We are co-hosting a bday party for a dear friend of mine this Saturday and we are in charge of all the food. We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. This must be a hot topic lately because I have read numerous articles about it. This week we are busy bees planning.

February 113

February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2011

In recognition of all of these amazing and helpful people, I am sharing their article of choice in this week’s roundup. Personal Finance. If you would like to submit your blog article to the next edition of The Link Love Carnival, please use the carnival submission form.

Compost 124

Compost Composting Donation 401K 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. Boomers are becoming grandparents by the second.

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

Personal Finance by the Book shares with us the nuts and bolts of budgeting and how we can be best equipped to manage our money better. Great article. Bucksome Boomer tells us how we can revolutionize our finances when it comes to insurance. Jason at Frugal Dad shares with us 9 ways we can prepare for food inflation.

January 124

January Emergency Fund Personal Finance Finance 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. posted at Your Finances Simplified , saying, “One of the things that investment gurus always emphasize is to diversify, diversify and diversify. YFS presents What Is Asset Allocation and Why Is It Important?

Money 113

Money May 2012 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I’d be flipping burgers at the nearest fast-food chain instead. I know what you’re thinking, it’s not like you have a time machine stocked in your background so that you can get past the magic number of 26 years after which insurance becomes cheaper (if you do however then why are you reading this article? You have a time machine!)

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Insurance Cars Car Life Insurance 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Retirement lingo can get confusing if you are just starting out learning about finances. Read this article to better understand what goes on at your place of employment. Balance Junkie shares with us the nitty gritty on our personalities and how they really can effect how we manage our money. Which letters best describe you?

January 113

January February Debt Personal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us 10 lists he hopes none of us follow when it comes to our money management. Canadian Dream shares with us the stages of personal finance. DINKS Finance talks about financial survival of the fittest. Canadian Finance Blog breaks down the basics of RRSP’s.

February 113

February Finance Personal Finance Money 113

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! I’d love to have a little homestead somewhere, growing most of my own food. For example I got up at 3.45 am most days to start work. It wasn’t fun, but it was necessary.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100