Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

It’s absolutely nuts the amount of people who will complain about having a hard time saving money, who are living hand to mouth, who still eat lunch out every single day at work. The average cost of a meal is around $3 across North America, meaning that you’d be saving $4.00 Money Tips' Brown Bagging.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? We paid off about $110K worth of debt. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). What inspired you to get debt free?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian. He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. I am a stay at home mom and freelance marketer and my husband works in the construction industry. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. I am a stay at home mom to 3 kiddos and a cockapoo named Otis. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? 130K in mortgage debt.

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JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? In total I estimate I paid off round $40,000 worth of debt, though depressingly a fair chunk of that was just interest.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Yesterday’s assignment was to figure out where you are spending money. Today’s assignment: Reduce Your Spending in at least 3 Budget Categories.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? As many students do these days, we had tens of thousands of dollars of debt by the time we graduated with our Masters degrees. At the point when we finally got serious about paying off our debt we had $22,047 left.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Ruth. She is the author of the successful website, Living Well Spending Less , where she writes about finding the Good Life on a budget. My husband was formerly an aerospace engineer but is now a stay-at-home-dad, and I run a blog called LivingWellSpendingLess.com. What kind of debt was it?

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. I’m not – I’m more of a spender, and struggled with budgeting as a young adult. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. I’m a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to Annie (5), Andy (2), and Eli (2 months). How much debt did you pay off? How much debt did you pay off?

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Olivia. I’m a former 3rd grade teacher, but now a stay at home mom and a graphic designer of Joyful Art Designs. We are both planners and despise wasting money on debt/interest, which is what led us to pay off our mortgage as soon as we could! How much debt did you pay off?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. What inspired you to get debt free? The inspiration to pay off my debt was watching my grandmother balance her checkbook.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

There has been a lot going on at work and at home which has been wearing on me. Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Mr.CBB @ Canadian Budget Binder makes a great point that life becomes a lot easier if we just simplify it in his post: Happiness is everything: Saving Money and Buying Time. at Debt Roundup.

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Fridays Budget Budgeting New Cars 187

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This was a time I had been thinking about not teaching anymore and staying home, so I was looking for new ideas to be thrifty. How did you get interested in saving money? I think I’ve always liked to save money. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Why do I want to save money?

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 189

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

Most of them are related to our small business, my husband’s chiropractic office, but last January I got a bee in my bonnet about debt…thank you, Dave Ramsey. I tricked …nudged my husband into following along and together we wrote out our Debt Freedom Plan. Debt Free Stories. Weekly Meals on a Budget.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2016

I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Although I don’t claim to be an expert, I have learned many money saving tips through the past 7 years of running this frugal blog. Saving Money on Haircuts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 20, 2012

Working out how much the down payment would be is only half the answer – you’ll also need to work out what is affordable on your budget once you’ve factored outgoings and debts into the bargain. How much of your income would be used to pay down your house-related debts? What Can You Afford? What Is an Affordable Mortgage?

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? Staying out of debt was/is very important to me & miraculously I have succeeded this far, praise God. My kids both have chronic medical issues that are costly & require much budgeting. Since summer ’09, right after I had my first kid. This means funds are tight.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

This time around my fellow bloggers and I were to share our Best Go Green Method To Save Money. Please check out the different tips below on how you too can save money and be green: Nickel by Nickel tells us how they read green using ebooks over at Beating Broke. Hello and welcome to the 10th Yakezie Blog Swap.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Manage Your Debts Managing your debts is a biggy when it comes to avoiding financial disaster. Spiraling debt is the biggest single cause of financial distress out there. Credit card debt remains at an all time high; this is the first debt to attack and get under control. I’m sure everyone.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover (affiliate link) , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. 2 – Decide where to put the money.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

To often, when it comes to saving money, we spend a lot of time on what we haven’t accomplished- or we downplay what we have accomplished. Maxing out your retirement savings account. Trimming your budget. Reducing your debt each month. Avoiding accumulating more debt. Cooking at home.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 7, 2013

Between the Board, the two jobs, and to do’s at home, I have been burning the candle at both ends for a while now and reaching the point of burn out. Don’t miss Canadian Budget Binder’s on reducing the grocery bill from $1,100 to $600 for some great tips. Do you ever suffer from debt envy? I can’t wait.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Thinking about saving money, traveling the world, investing in the market, or starting a new job? The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Just how much money did that save me? Read away my friends.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2011

It goes without saying that taking the most direct route to work is most cost-effective, fuel-wise… but planning your commute to enable timely stops to the market or to pay bills on your way to or from work can save money as well. Does the organization you work for actively practice earth-friendly ways to save money and energy?

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Office Fuel Work From Home Saving Money 198

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 14, 2011

All I could think about was a day at home where I could get some things accomplished. We had a snow day on Wednesday. And while it was fairly mild compared to last year's Snowpocalypse.my daughter's school was still canceled. How to Take Control of Your Finances in 2011 at Get Rich Slowly. A must read!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2011

The Single Saver is a website dedicated to helping singles and small families save money with easy to implement money saving tips. And for fun, I study new ways to save money in my life (yeah, seriously, I find that fun… ), garden, and spend time with my wonderful pets. I Am A Homebody. Think again!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

You see, it doesn’t matter how you decide to celebrate it, whether you stay at home or go out, but one thing is for sure…kissing. Kisses are collected either on delivery to the grocery cart, or later at home. Me, I am between strategic spending and earning more money. Where are you at? Sounds awesome to me.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. 2 – Decide where to put the money. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY!

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2012

I discovered that most of the stuff I bought, I didn’t really need so it was fairly simple to change my spending habits to save money.” She got rid of her credit card debt using this.” Tarahas this idea – “I made a game of finding new ways to stop spending everything I earned so I could save. Gee, it mounts up quickly!”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. Frugal Food Tips Have you been looking at your budget lately? Peggy: Oh yes! The Spectrum Group.

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For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

Rather than finding yourself in a position where you’re relying on credit cards for these expenses – and then wasting your hard-earned money on paying off those cards in the following months – try creating separate sinking funds instead. If there’s no extra money in your budget, there’s still hope, though. Bank your savings.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

My Super Charged Life shares with us 7 ways a budget can improve our life. Financial Highway discussed money and ignorance. There are many people in our circle of friends who haven’t even started thinking about savings and retirement. Eric at Narrow Bridge breaks down exactly what we need to do to budget.

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January Emergency Fund Personal Finance Finance 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

Free Money Finance shares with us why instant gratification is killing us. We are on a saving path, one that has us debt free and retiring early. I don’t think any of our friends have any retirement money saved yet; some are even still in school. Reducing Debt. This post also hit home.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Save money by preparing your own meals. Drink water to save money and calories. Plan the most efficient route to save gas and time. 20 Tips for Frugal Living.

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