Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 19, 2015
Would you like to end 2015 with a bigger bank account than you currently have? Earmark this money for an emergency fund, a new car fund, a vacation fund, whatever you would like. Try to cash it in at the bank rather than at a coin machine in the grocery store so you don’t have to pay a commission.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 6, 2012
Cut coupons, go grocery shopping when your items are on sale, and you will save money. Rather, you are looking to cut the cost of your grocery bill. The first place you should stop is the bank. Whether it is a piggy bank or your private branch, put the money away. Anytime you find change, throw it in the bank.
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Saving In Akron
MARCH 9, 2011
This all goes back to having an emergency fund and paying yourself first. My family would not have survived without that emergency fund. Just think — if you could shave $200 off your grocery bill using coupons and you put that money in the bank each month, you would have $2400 at the end of one year.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 26, 2016
Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account. I would go into the bank with my stubby little hands clutching my months worth of allowance (total of $1), deposit it and see the results right off printed in my book. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. Back then I had a passbook.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 30, 2014
One way to do this in a two income family is to live off of one income and bank the other. Put the savings you made at the grocery with coupons into the savings account. We have enough to live on from other sources and an emergency fund. We did that. Tax yourself. Pay yourself first. Keep saving.
Penny Pinchin' Mom
MARCH 11, 2024
Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. Buy in Bulk Apart from using coupons, I advocate buying in bulk when at the grocery store.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2017
emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. grocery money we took out cash every pay day. errand every two weeks to stop by the bank, but the benefits far. bank account and we BOTH know what is there so we can BOTH use it wisely. First, we will save our six-month emergency fund.
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