Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2012

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. Why do we need it? According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6 According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6 Your children know that you are saving money.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Regina Lewis is one of the nation’s leading personal finance commentators known for well-researched, practical and actionable advice. If you plan on attending a few holiday parties, scale back on your grocery bill accordingly to avoid food going to waste. Her segments cover economic and consumer trends. of the total U.S.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

No surprise there; I write a blog about family life and finances. But with my corporate background and interest in personal finance, my husband and I agreed that I would handle all of the day-to-day financial tasks for our home. Pay our bills in a timely manner. What does that person do in your home?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. That was me, at any rate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Many thanks to Jason from Live Real, Now for including my post 5 Ways to Lower Your Monthly Bills in this week’s Totally Money Carnival. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has been Featured in the Canadian Finance Carnival #5. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance #278.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 24, 2012

Many thanks to James Petzke who hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #362 and included Happy Homeowner’s post, Bike Your Way to a Healthier, Richer, Happier You , as an editor’s pick!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2011

Teach them actionable methods and strategies that will help them learn all of the ropes of personal finance. Teach them how to pay bills. If you want to raise a financially responsible child then you need to get them acquainted with bills as soon as possible. Here are 3 simple ways to increase your child’s financial IQ.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 12, 2012

Money Drain hosted the Carnival of Personal Finance #356 and included Jana’s post, Increase Productivity with a Light Workload.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Open a business bank account Keeping your business and personal finances separate is key to managing your business finances. Understand your startup financing options Most businesses need a little capital to get started. If your city has officials who work on economic development issues, they may be helpful too.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

If you are one of these families who have eliminated spending on “wants” but still struggle to pay the bills or save money, perhaps cutting back on necessities is an option you should consider. How to Fight your Ever-Increasing Phone Bill. The monthly cell phone bill is relatively new to the expense chart.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 13, 2013

But when our cable/Internet/phone bill increased over $100 from the previous month, we thought twice about our love for cable TV in our home. Anyway, following the advice of personal finance bloggers everywhere, I immediately called the company to understand why our bill increased by so much and negotiate a new price.

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Saving In Akron

MARCH 9, 2012

Let's Get Real About Money: Profit from the Habits of the Best Personal Finance Managers by Eric Tyson. How To Slay A Dragon by Bill Allen. When Core Values are Strategic: How the Basic Values of Proctor and Gamble Transformed Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies by Rick Tocquigny. Green Eggs & Ham (Online Storytime).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2013

When it comes to managing your money, sometimes it has to be First Values and Goals, Then Strategies , as Emily from Evolving Personal Finance highlights. Competing With Yourself To Save On Utility Bills. PET Archives : Children’s Music on a Budget. 5 Ways To Be A Master Of Home Entertainment.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

From insulating your home, replacing windows, even completely upgrading your heating system to something more efficient, the options are endless… Including A Free Option Heating may take up about 45% of your utility bill, but luckily, there is more than enough heat to supply your home, sitting right beneath your feet.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

That’s good for the Earth and for personal finances. Save Money and the Environment By Buying Second Hand 16 Ways To Save Money On Your Energy Bill This Summer Great Ways To Save Money On Energy Bills At Home 15 Ways to Reduce Energy Costs. So often, being environmentally friendly and saving money go hand in hand.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

FIRE Getters presents Top 5 Ways To Trim Our Grocery Bills! posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. So we spent some time researching on ways to cut down our grocery bill.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 24, 2012

For our small business, I file large receipts, bills, and statements in a large 4.5 This is a personal blog about my thoughts, experiences and ideas on personal finance and home mangagement. I am not a financial professional, just a wife and mom who happens to enjoy topics on personal finance and home management.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I also took on the role, because I had an interest in the topic of personal finance. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances. Pay bills in a timely manner. What does that person do in your home? The Duties of the FOM Could Include: Track spending. Review budget and spending. Reconcile all accounts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 7, 2011

As usual there were a ton of great reads floating around the blogosphere written by my pals in the Yakezie network as well as some other personal finance bloggers. JD Roth over at Get Rich Slowly tells us how we can take control of our finances in 2011. Here is a picture of one of the fascinating structures we will be exploring.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2011

5 Pieces of Advice to Tell Your Child About Money is a series that will run every Tuesday for the next few weeks where some of the top personal finance bloggers share their thoughts on this topic. You may remember the time your dad rescued a toy from the toilet trap , saving us an expensive plumbing repair bill.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2014

Agree on the values and expectations you want your children to have in the area of personal finance and consistently teach and enforce those between the two of you (and clue in any significant others in your family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and etc). Derailing them with sudden windfalls.

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Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 19, 2012

Here’s the Description: EasyMoney is a personal finance app that combines an expense tracker, a checkbook register, a budget manager, and a bills reminder. EasyMoney provides a rich, detailed window into your finances. Input your bills and never lose track of payments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2012

8 Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Coupons Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for. Has your grocery bill been getting some attention? Has your grocery bill been getting some attention? Well here are some.

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Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 19, 2012

Daily Worth is giving 3 lucky winners $704 to cover those Christmas Credit Card bills!! DailyWorth is a free daily personal finance email for women. It delivers practical tips, empowering ideas, and the occasional kick in the pants.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? There were 50 submissions this week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 20, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: David Bakke enjoys living frugally in Atlanta and frequently shares his best financial tips and experiences on Money Crashers , an online resource ranked as one of the top personal finance blogs online. Eventually, I staged an all-out assault on every area of spending in my budget.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. The bill was paid for in cash! Did you follow a particular debt freedom plan or book, such as Dave Ramsey or Debt-Proof Living?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 20, 2012

Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for is tips on how to save money on groceries. Most of us eat too much and exercise too little, so by cutting a small amount of food out of our daily consumption we could save a little on our grocery bill.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2014

In the personal finance world, it’s common to focus on all the small ways you can save money each day. Cutting Down on the Transportation Costs How to Ditch Your Expensive Cable Bill Without Losing All of Providing for Your Child’s Future The Easiest Ways to Save Money on Household Expenses 10 Reasons You’re Broke.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2011

Things went well for a while; I was paying my bills and traveling. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us to stop smoking. Personal Finance by the Book asked us what Winnie the Pooh character we were. Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance - $25 Amazon Gift Card. Gosh did it feel great to be independent.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Create an Emergency Fund Let’s talk personal finances— $8,883 —that’s how much American households have in terms of emergency funds on average. Health insurance: This is a must; should someone get critically ill, mountains of medical bills can bury you very quickly. That’s where these strategies come into play.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

My retirement account contribution, emergency fund contribution, car payments, utility bills, and mortgage are all set up so that they are paid automatically each month. Even some of my groceries are automatically billed, since I have milk delivery from a local dairy, and organic produced delivered to my door weekly.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 18, 2011

101 Centavos blogs about practical freedom, an unequal mix of personal finance, gardening, investing, career advice, cooking and yard sales. goes the refrain “What’s the point of buying milk for cereal if it sits in the fridge making curds???!!” “Why don’t we just TEAR those dollar bills up, and save us the trouble!”…

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 14, 2011

Cookies needed to be baked, house work needed to be done, bills that needed to be paid, blog posts needed to be written and snow balls needed to be formed. Personal Finance around the web: Festival of Frugality at Cash Money Life. How to Take Control of Your Finances in 2011 at Get Rich Slowly. Lots of great posts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

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. Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. Corey presents Benefits of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage posted at Steadfast Finances , saying, “Have you ever considered an adjustable rate mortgage?

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