Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 11, 2020
How I’m managing our family budget during the Pandemic: We pay ourselves at the beginning of each month, so when this crisis started in mid-March, we were covered for the month. Budget items we are temporarily stopping for now: EVERYTHING ELSE! 2 – Start stockpiling food. Are you going crazy confined to your home?
Motherhood Moments
MARCH 14, 2023
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. Pump Pain: 15% of people say high gas prices are worse than food inflation.
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Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 2, 2021
With our non-mortgage debt out of the picture, we could focus on keeping our business and budget afloat in 2020 and not worry about making debt payments. By the end of 2020, our business was getting back to pre-pandemic numbers, but we continue to be on alert for sudden changes to the economy. 2019 Debt Freedom Plan Update.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 18, 2013
Budget First, Plan Later. The most realistic way plan your wedding is to start with a budget that you can afford. First you can list where the funding will come from, and then you can plan a wedding that will fit into that budget. That’s certainly true when planning for a wedding on a limited budget. Recruit Your Friends.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 22, 2012
You support the local economy when you shop locally, keeping your town, suburb or local area viable and productive. Locally produced goods have not traveled huge food miles to get to their destination, saving the use of non-renewable petroleum which creates pollution to the natural environment.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
In today’s economy, inflation is quite high, and prices are rising quickly. All you need is a blanket and some food. It can be even cheaper if you make the food yourself, and since picnic food is easy to do, you should give it a try. Just pack up some drinks and food in the cooler and you are ready to go.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Less transport movements mean less carbon emissions and you’ll be supporting the local economy too. In a similar way, buying organic local produce from farmers’ markets will cut down on the food miles and CO 2 emissions. Buying from farmers’ markets also means fresher food that’s pretty much straight from the field onto your plate!
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