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Is Automatic Bill Pay Right for You?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This includes financial chores like paying bills. Automatic bill pay can be a great help to many consumers who want to make sure that their payments are made on time and in full. If you travel, having automatic bill pay can relieve your mind while you are on the road. There are stories of billing errors with automatic payments.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. If any of you have seen me host carnivals before you know that I like to add in some funny clips about personal finance for your enjoyment. ” Harry Sit from The Finance Buff asks Tax Efficiency: Relative or Absolute? I love this list.

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Is ‘Going Green’ Killing Our Economy?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Corey is the author and creator of 20′s Finances. His personal finance blog offers great ways to save money as well as tips to plan for the future. Many people ask if this is the best time to bring about change because of the vulnerable state of our current economy. The Change is Happening.

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Thrifty Thinking - 2023's Best Gas Credit Cards

Motherhood Moments

With gas prices still high and inflation putting pressure on people’s budgets, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its editors’ picks for 2023’s Best Gas Credit Cards to help drivers save money, along with a new survey to gauge consumer sentiment.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Well according to the bill’s sponsors, in the resolution presented to and passed by the 112 th Congress this March, we have a lot of issues to solve. Increased financial literacy empowers individuals to make wise financial decisions and reduces the confusion caused by an increasingly complex economy. Why do we need it?

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Saving Your Pennies For A Rainy Day

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This is not to say you should turn into an extreme couponing person, although if you can make it happen, more power to you. Rather, you are looking to cut the cost of your grocery bill. It is a known truth, and emphasized by our current economy, that people have a hard time saving money.

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5 Eco-Friendly Tips for the Workplace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Whether by bus, trolley, train or auto, the need to get to work hits everyone hard in a depressed economy. 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.

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