Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

For many, the end of the year holiday shopping frenzy can override our saner, more thrifty selves. I own a blog and some other websites and have been wanting a new camera to take pictures and videos for them. We get desperate to find gifts for everyone on the list. I know I do. News dot Com Things You Should Not Buy Before Christmas.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2012

Penniless Parenting hosted the Festival of Frugality – Life Stages Edition and included YFS’ post, Thrifty Ways to Save on Travel. Canadian Finance Blog included Nelson’s post, Ways to Listen to Music for Less in the Canadian Finance Carnival as did My University Money who hosted Carnival of Financial Camaraderie #22.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

If you’re currently balancing your debt payoff and savings efforts, Canadian Budget Binder highlights the reason why it’s important to get out of debt first before saving. Figuring out a budget and how to meet those goals? Dragging your feet on finally setting a budget? Finalizing your 2013 goals? 90 is the new 70?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2014

Budget does rule over many of my vacation and trip planning decisions, including where I go. Check Out Some Travel Blogs. One way I found out about cool things that are surprisingly close to where I live is by turning my attention toward travel blogs. There are so many interesting little cities, towns, and sights to see.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 29, 2015

Additional thrifty and money-saving posts that I find from the web. I also share personal highlights from my week that you won’t find on the blog. The three books included: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget: Slash your Spending, Pay Down your Debt, Streamline your Life, and Save Thousands a Year, by Crystal Paine.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The blog is suffering, time with the hubby is lacking, my to do list at home is growing exponentially, and the board I am on is also keeping me hopping. This weekend I am going to do my due diligence at working on our trip planning and catching up with blogging activities. Well, I have to officially say I am exhausted again.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2012

How to Have Fun on a Budget Having fun and finding entertainment and recreation opportunities doesn’t have to be expensive, which is great news when you are. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. Only 2 days left.Most people think clothes when they think.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2012

I cannot believe I started this blog just over two years ago. I am still in shock. I started this site as a way of meeting some new people and having some interesting conversations and it has transformed into something much more than that. The site has grown and changed so much and I owe it all to you, my readers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Sometimes the family vacation is put on hold because there just isn’t enough money in the budget to pay the skyrocketing costs of airfare. Not only do you get to go away on a budget, but can also commune with nature and have a great time laughing, telling stories, and building s’mores around a roaring fire. Let us know how you did it!

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Finally, we took the dive by making a budget and starting our debt snowball. The budget is key. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? So I work the budget and spreadsheets. Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Look for money within your budget and find creative ways to earn extra money. 8 – Rethink your gift spending and create a budget for the year. 19 – Shop thrifty for you clothing needs. 22 – Flip your thrifty finds. 25 – Start a blog. Blogging is not a get rich quick scheme.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 26, 2012

5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund Guest Author Bio: Monique loves to blog, and writes about thrifty living and product reviews on her site : Stretching the One.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Each clip corresponds with one of the blog posts included this week. Danielle from Saving Without A Budget shares 5 Smart Investing Tips for 2012. Matt from Budget SNOB presents Personal Finance Advice That Takes Only Minutes To Read, But Will Help For Years To Come. I hope you enjoy them and the great articles they support.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 4, 2011

My name is Ruth and I write all about my adventure of finding style and luxury on a budget over at my blog, Living Well Spending Less. I certainly wasn’t going to give up one of my biggest passions, so I needed to find a way to make it work within a budget. Hi everyone!

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Food and Drink Birthday Budgeting Budget 63

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us 10 lists he hopes none of us follow when it comes to our money management. I have to chuckle about the irony of this blog’s name and the topic. Financial Highway tells us how we can beat inflation with our food budget. And now on to the PEP’s of the week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. A post about breaking down your insurance costs and how you can budget for them. Miss Thrifty presents How to Save Money with Cloth Nappies. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has been Featured in the Totally Money Blog Carnival #12.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

I can say though that by using a money management program you are more likely to stick to your budget and your financial goals. Young and Thrifty gives us tips on how to pick a good financial advisor. Yakezie discusses if we are blogging addicts. Well Heeled Blog asks the taboo question of whether we are giving too little ?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2012

This month, I have teamed up with a group of amazing blogging friends to give you a chance to win one, saving you having to spend a single penny. Club Thrifty. iHeart Budgets. Three Thrifty Guys. How better to finish off Christmas than by winning an iPad 3. I mean, who doesn’t want this handy little device?!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The topic was ‘ What did today’s millionaires do to be thrifty before they earned their millions?” Me: What do you think of the mass move towards thriftiness in today’s twenty and thirty-something crowd? Me: What else do you recall doing to be thrifty? Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. You can only cut so much from a budget, so to increase our cash flow, we’ll need to earn extra income by growing our small business and growing my blog. The Guidelines for 2018: 1. Be Exceptionally Frugal. Earn Additional Income.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

Young and Thrifty looks at Canadian vs. US Travel rewards cards and finds that the canucks are being short changed. My Super Charged Life shares with us 7 ways a budget can improve our life. Personal Finance by the Book shares with us the nuts and bolts of budgeting and how we can be best equipped to manage our money better.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2011

Outside of my blogging life, I work full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company and I also teach part-time at a local University. Often I have to take the time to save for these purchases, and that extra time helps me avoid impulse buys that can be so detrimental to any budget. That’s me, in a nutshell.

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