Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

And, when you find yourself in the market for a new (or used) car, don’t worry about spending a little extra for an energy efficient vehicle because it will almost assuredly save money in the long-run by cutting gas consumption. Both paper coupons and paper bills are things of the past. Energy efficient tax credits. Go Digital.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 9, 2015

Business Use of Your Home. However, some homeowners policies don’t cover the business use of your home. If your homeowners policy does cover business use, your coverage might be capped at a rather low amount. While health insurance doesn’t completely protect against high bills, it can reduce some of the impact.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It costs more to buy a car than to lease it, and you should ensure depreciation won’t leave you upside-down on a loan. But you will own the car and be able to sell it if needed. Use a leasing versus buying calculator to calculate your potential savings. This measure compares your monthly bills to your gross monthly income.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2012

Unless you live, work, and play in your own neighborhood and never venture outside of it, chances are you own a car or a truck. Most American and Canadian adults own or have access to their own vehicle and use it by themselves on a regular basis. Doing so eliminates car payments, insurance bills, and maintenance costs.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Editors Picks: Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site shares 10 Phrases I have Used to Save Money. Really, we should all carry a cue card in a our wallet that we can just whip out and use anytime we have an opportunity to save money. People there only have what they use and need and you know what…they are happy!!

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

We also continued using debit and credit cards (paid in full multiple times per month) for the convenience of tracking our expenses online. Dave’s zero-based budget and Debt snowball concept were critical to getting us on the path to paying off our debt fast. After we got out of debt, we did pay cash for a used car.

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