Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 23, 2012

With interest rates at all time lows, more foreclosures coming on the market and prices at decade low levels, you may be looking to buy a home or investment property. Heck, even to make an offer on your dream home, you have to negotiate with your spouse and family! Home Maintenance – Keeping Things Up to Snuff. Persistence.

Saving Money 202

Saving Money Money Home Home and Garden 202

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. Although we had to invest in machines like a plucker and scalder for butchering chickens, as well as the animals and their shelters, eventually our home-raised meat will be basically free.

Oregon 190

Oregon Home and Garden Kids and Family Money 190

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2011

By exercising at home instead of paying gym fees we saved $600 per year for 17 years ($10,200). By feeding our family of four at home for 20 years we saved $168,768. After the kid’s left home hubby and I saved another $84,384. is based on a Billshrink.com article – Dining on a budget. 40,720 Home Repair.

Home and Garden 198

Home and Garden Cars Car Re-use 198

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 20, 2015

I get all kinds of great ideas for my home and unlike other magazine, everything has your budget in mind! In each issue, you’ll get helpful articles on taking care of yourself, healthy and fast ways to feed your family, clothes you can wear and afford, do-it-yourself home repair projects and relationship advice.

All You Magazine 40

All You Magazine Magazines Home Repair Do It Yourself 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 16, 2014

To buy a home under the assumption that you’ll some day make a profit from it or rely on one source of income assuming it’ll always be available to you is financially foolish. They can come in the form of a health scare a home repair or otherwise. Unfortunately the recession of 2008 was not an isolated incident.

Emergency Fund 174

Emergency Fund Insurance Recession Unemployment 174

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

Stressed out, we ventured into Dave Ramsey’s online Financial Peace University home course for help. But $1000 was not nearly enough money to cover sudden emergencies in both our home and business. Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. DONE November 2019. Brain dump!

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2019 Debt Free 130

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The first thing I do every morning is make coffee, sit down at my desk, open my budget spreadsheet, log into the bank, and enter anything that came out overnight plus what we spent the previous day. For example, this month we went about $135 over our frivolous spending budget. Keeping track of your money is crucial.

Saving Money 52

Saving Money Money Saving Bills 52

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

When you refinance your home, you’ll apply in a similar way to when you applied to purchase your home. You’ll pay for a home appraisal. Cash-out refinance Caret Down When you do a cash-out refinance , you use your home equity to withdraw cash to spend. Here’s generally how it works: The lender will do a credit check.

Refinancing 52

Refinancing Work Debt Financial Goals 52

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This was a time I had been thinking about not teaching anymore and staying home, so I was looking for new ideas to be thrifty. Home repairs, construction, electrical, auto repair, technology – he’ll try anything after suitable research of YouTube and other resources. He is so talented at DIY.

Kids and Family 189

Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 189

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These loans come with credit-building tools, flexible repayment terms and special features for debt consolidation and home improvement projects. Long repayment terms on home improvement loans. Calculate the monthly payments Review your budget to determine what an affordable monthly payment would be. Fixed, predictable payments.

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Credit January Debt Credit Cards 52