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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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. Read Kay’s article to find some alternate routes.

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Saving Money Money Credit Cards Insurance 232

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. You probably dont.

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Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

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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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. Over the last decade, this book has helped me to save thousands of dollars on our housing, transportation, food and clothes.&#. Submit your blog article using the carnival submission form.

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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. This must be a hot topic lately because I have read numerous articles about it. I knew his determination and focus was something to remember, but I never thought of it in relation to finances. Investing Wisely.

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February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113

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. Jason at Frugal Dad shares with us 9 ways we can prepare for food inflation. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how we can make our own cleaning products.

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January Emergency Fund Personal Finance Finance 124

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. What a great resource.

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January February Debt Personal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Jester presents The Importance of Vacations For Kids posted at The Ultimate Juggle , saying, “This article explains the reasons that we prefer to take destination oriented vacations for the kid’s sake. Submit your blog article to the next edition of Carnival of Financial Planning using our carnival submission form.

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

For instance, consider food, beauty, home services, real estate, hospitality and fitness — and then take a look at franchise opportunities within the area that interests you most. Many franchises will require certain personal qualifications in order to consider you as a franchisee.

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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. Financial Highway tells us how we can beat inflation with our food budget. And now on to the PEP’s of the week.

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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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