Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

We get it—money is probably tight. Entering the Job Market If you’ve just started looking for a job, you may also be putting together a budget for the first time. Money has a way of disappearing quickly if you don’t keep track of your spending habits. A New Graduate Just finished school and looking for a job?

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Life Insurance Insurance Graduation Financial Goals 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

Please join me in welcoming Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the PET team. She started blogging in early 2010 and is now blogging full time. She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online.

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Personal Finance Houston Budgeting Budget 124

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. We have involved our children in our money discussion once we decided to become debt free. So we got a budget together in an excel spreadsheet.

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2012

‘The time to start saving for retirement is yesterday’ quipped the financial advisor. The second-best time to start is today! The longer you save for retirement, the more money you will have to retire on, even if the amounts saved are quite small in the beginning. Do you know anyone who fits this scenario? I know I do.

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401K Saving Part Time Money 261

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Planning a week’s worth of meals can seem like a full-time job. Money plays such a major role in our lives, yet many of us don’t plan out a budget. But a good budget planner can make keeping track of your budget much easier and maybe even fun. Meal-Planning. And it’s no wonder why!

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Goals 2020 Student Budgeting 64

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. ACTUAL MONEY PUT TOWARDS DEBT OVER 5 YEARS (because of interest during the 5 years) – $200,000. Once we got married we realized we have great jobs and a great income, but where is all the money going?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Your credit history, detailed in your credit report and summarized by credit scores, shows how well you’ve handled borrowed money — and using a credit card responsibly is one of the quickest and easiest ways to build credit. Among the situations in which good credit comes in handy: Borrowing money. Renting an apartment.

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Credit Cards Student Credit College 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Being a reckless teenager, I ended up spending most of the money I earned on nights out and dresses, but the purpose of my working so much during high school was to put myself through school. Many students think that they can’t work, because school takes up a lot of their time. Bursaries/Scholarships . Career Tips'

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Student Education Co-Op College 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 24, 2011

Now, of course everyone can make some extra money from time to time, but what is the logical answer to digging yourself out of this paycheck-to-paycheck life? I think I can hear the groans and screams already, “But I don’t have any extra time! These examples are just a few ways to make more money.

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Work Part Time Television Televisions 154

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. Losing Valuable Time.

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Frugal Personal Finance Frugal Life Money 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 19, 2014

As someone who has started a full time job right after school, I have learned that both job security and freedom are mutually exclusive. At the present moment, I am working 45+ hours a week in a public sector job where I end up having very little time for myself. Career Tips Money Tips' Job security vs. freedom.

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Personal Finance Money Simple Work 157

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

She hosts a You Tube channel, The Former Mrs. Jones , where she vlogs about budgeting, debt free living, and family life. My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. After getting my husband on board, we bought The Total Money Makeover on audio book and would listed to it on repeat daily.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

It took us two years of my husband working full-time at his job and then using every other second to work on the house. We sacrificed a lot of time together and took on a lot of stress during this time. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Downsizing. We live beneath our means.

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Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

Rather than finding yourself in a position where you’re relying on credit cards for these expenses – and then wasting your hard-earned money on paying off those cards in the following months – try creating separate sinking funds instead. If there’s no extra money in your budget, there’s still hope, though. Yard Sales.

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Craigslist West Virginia Bank Banking 78

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

It’s well within a college student’s ability to start saving money while they’re still getting a degree, and to graduate with a firm grasp on their finances and an idea of how to succeed going forward. You can let that money keep growing or decide to use it for bigger purchases or investments.

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College Graduation Credit Cards Re-use 169

For the Mommas

JANUARY 11, 2011

So you can save money at the store. I see it on frugal blogs all the time. “I Set up a budget. Once you have a reasonable budget in place, work hard to stick to it. I subtract the budgeted amount we will need to make it until the next pay check, and I move the rest of the money left to savings.

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Back To Basics Saving Budgeting Budget 59

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 11, 2016

How much money will you need to live your dream retirement? In return, the tool will determine how much total money you will need to retire, and how much you need to save each month between now and retirement. You must become meticulous with your money. Determine YOUR number. Become the CEO of YOUR Retirement.

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2016 Debt Finance Tools 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Sunrise with my daughter at Lake Michigan Our son is now 15, and about 25 hours into his private pilot’s license, which he’s funding by earning money working for my father-in-law. How did you get interested in saving money? What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? We lived for 2.5

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 192

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts?

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I was only bringing home a net income of $3,000 a month, so paying $1,000 each month towards my debt was a lot of money, and took a lot of sacrificing. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job. What inspired you to get debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Smart money moves for your business Grow your small business with tailored insights, recommendations, and expert content. With limited budgets and resources, many small businesses are apt to hire an outside consultant to help assist them with installing, managing, updating, and troubleshooting their technology.

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Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 25, 2013

Gosh time flies. I think that is pretty good with working full time and studying. Take a peak and see what I read this week: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Little House from Little House in the Valley wants to know why so many couples enter marriage without ever discussing money. Best Money Tip for a College Freshman.

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Fridays Finance College Debt Free 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2013

If you’re already barely living from check to check, your credit rating is really low and you don’t have a lot of money in your checking on savings account, you may want to wait before having a child. Do you live in a studio apartment or a one-bedroom place because that’s currently what your budget can afford?

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Kids College Tuition Birth Control Insurance 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2013

Prior to that, I had a steady babysitting gig which provided me with enough spending money each week to enjoy weekends with my friends at the movie theater and purchase the occasional cute new top and tube of lip gloss. Having a job taught me responsibility, money management skills, and the value of a dollar.

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College Kids and Family Activism Unemployment 228

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 27, 2013

It helps take some pressure off that is for sure especially when I am still working full time while taking this course. Michael from Money Crashers has some great advice for how to achieve that balance. Mr. CBB from Canadian Budget Binder shares how he finally quit comparing his own numbers with those of the people around him.

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Fridays Parenting Budgeting Budget 153

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2011

The Single Saver is a website dedicated to helping singles and small families save money with easy to implement money saving tips. 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. Think again!

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Frugal Hobby Green And Frugal Home and Garden 157