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Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get a Head Start On

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Removing all of the ingredients from your pantry to clean it out and give it a wipe down can be very time consuming. However, I find that when I start spring cleaning, I am usually surprised by how much work it is. Wipe Down the Walls. Take an Inventory of Your Pantry.

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Four Easy Ways to Save on Basic Necessities

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While some families are doing this while living comfortably, others are forced to make spending cuts just to survive until the next paycheck hits the bank. The average American household consumes more and more meat every year and prices are skyrocketing. Leave your car in the garage and carpool to work or school if you can.

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Should You Spend Your Money on Home Re-Decorating?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? Not only is it expensive, but it is also time consuming to come up with the design, decide on the color, locate the material and put it in place. Take the money you would have spent and bank it – you will be that much closer to financial freedom for doing so!

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Investment Methods

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. With this, you pick a set dollar amount to invest each period, divide it in half and put half in your chosen investment, and the other half into a money market or bank account. I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read.

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23 Passive Income Ideas To Help You Make Money In 2023

Savings Corner

Opportunity: You’ll be able to take advantage of price differences between what you can find and what the average consumer may be able to find. Risk: Just like dividend stocks, you’ll have to be able to pick the good REITs, and that means you’ll need to analyze each of the businesses that you might buy — a time-consuming process.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics. Money Q&A : Seven Car Insurance Myths You Need To Know – There are a lot of car insurance myths that continue to be spread around by consumers. However, times have changed.

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The One Most Important Thing You Need to Get Rich

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Depositing each and every birthday and Christmas gift check in the bank. Depositing part of your check in the bank for savings before you spend it on anything else. Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management.

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