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Friday Links – Colder Than Mars Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If so, don’t miss Lisa’s post about how to Use Your Personal Network to Save Major $$$ on Your Wedding at Lisa Vs. The Loans. SBB from Simple Budget Blog has a great post for all you renters out there: Renters Insurance: All the Pros, None of Cons. PET Archives : How To Haggle For A Bargain.

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Learn to Negotiate Better Prices

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Americans historically have not haggled for better prices on most items. To keep up we need to learn that negotiation (aka haggling) is acceptable, expected and useful. We need to practice haggling. It was humiliating to have to haggle. Negotiation saves you money or gets you what you want or need.

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Friday Links – Too Swamped Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Confused about how much you should save and how you should go about saving it? 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?

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Go Slowly Towards Financial Security

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Another common mistake is thinking that it is a good idea to leave financial planning until later in life and then having to move fast to get sufficient funds saved up. Plenty of time for retirement saving later on! So, don’t go slow in getting started on a budget but go slowly while you are getting it together.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Skills that will save you big bucks over time. but if you get it right, you can save yourself from a bad purchase contract, a liability lawsuit or an erroneous insurance judgment. . Since these things tend to happen periodically – learning common repair techniques early in the home ownership game can save you lots of money.

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Affordable International Travel Destinations

Couponing 101

The southern region has some gorgeous beaches and if you are willing to haggle your prices most restaurants and guesthouses will accept your offers for much less than you would pay online. Save money by renting a house instead of staying in a hotel. Save money by renting a house instead of staying in a hotel.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. ”A week in the electric world gets me considering the savings to be had.”