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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Seven Carnivals This Week

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Many thanks to Canadian Finance Blog for including my post, Skip the Gym, Sweat at Home Part 5 at the Canadian Finance Carnival #68. Lastly, thanks to Money Cactus for including Marie’s post, How to Bake Cheap Holiday Cookies and Bread in the Carnival of Personal Finance.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

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Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy. But chapter 17 helped me realize that I could contribute substantially to our finances–just in a different way. No surprise there; I write a blog about family finances.

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

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You can’t get what you want out of your personal finances on the Toll House budget. How to Start a Budget with a Purpose Just like my experience making cookies, we have the ability to put our finances into a budget so that we can get what we want with the money we earn. So, how do you manage your finances?

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Cool Things I Read This Week

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RT @ wisebread Houses You Can Build Yourself | Wise Bread [link] Going to consider this if we decide to change residence. #. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance # 297 [link] #. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Canadian Finance Carnival # 24 [link] #. 0 saves Save.

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My #1 Tip for Trimming Grocery Spending

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When finances are tight, often the only area we can control is our food spending. Lunches: Soups & Homemade Breads – The BEST EVER Enchilada Soup (more often in the fall & winter, less in the summer). Please welcome Heather from My Overflowing Cup for today’s post.

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

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This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We had my parents and grandmother over for dinner and I made Pioneer Women’s Chicken Parmigiana, garden salad, steamed broccoli, and my tasty (but cheap) garlic bread. Sunday: We went to my daughter’s end of season swim team banquet. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.

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Budgeting for Life

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His usual diet of sugar and white bread has not served his health well. Of course it’s something one does out of love, but I am quickly realizing how difficult it can be managing these responsibilities, both in terms of my time, and also my emotions and my finances.

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