Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

Building a budget or a spending plan around what’s most important to you, at your very core , means that you are far more likely to stick with the current plan. I like travel, I feel it’s important to set money aside for retirement and my son’s college education, and I like charitable giving. must be paid.

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Budgeting Budget Work Making 218

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

My spouse and I were that young, poor couple, sloughing away at our day jobs and scrimping and saving for years to build wealth. Gone were the days of having one bank account and only having to keep very simple records. It is a habit acquired through long practice and is one that stays with you even after you build wealth.

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Money Grandchildren Thrifty Job Loss 247

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

My son knows that there are two meeting points out (depending on whether he leaves out the front or out the back) in our neighborhood. Financial contact numbers for banks, credit issuers, insurance companies, and others. Credit card with an adequate limit.

Emergency Fund 211

Emergency Fund Job Loss Transportation Staying Warm 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 20, 2014

It’s quite another to let a few thousand dollars (or even more) sit in a low-yield bank account that doesn’t serve much of a purpose. Perhaps you don’t have a ton of money to invest, but you could buy some dividend stocks and start building your income portfolio. Invest that Money.

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Money Emergency Fund Work Advantage 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2014

My father-in-law lined up his grown sons and daughters to chip into a fund, from which he bought stock. Start by ‘investing’ in a separate bank account (or at least an independent budget category) so that you can save up the minimum required investment most funds have (usually around $3000).

Emergency Fund 184

Emergency Fund Debt Money Father 184

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day. Thank goodness its illegal to sell cute little children, because I would have gotten a pretty penny for my son. We stopped buying stuff.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our son is 29 and biological. We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. He says we were busy building the house and our careers and it was money well spent because it freed up our time. (We Alan doesn’t share that regret.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 178