Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? It has gone on for generations. What do you think?
Penny Pinchin' Mom
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Despite having a strict family budget , some members of my beautiful family still try to find sneaky ways to spend more than is allocated to them at any given time. Of course, budgeting isn’t all about sucking the fun out of everyone’s existence and putting family life on hold. That’s nowhere near enough!
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 1, 2013
A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. That was me, at any rate.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Our personal finances obviously require attention all year long. Another example is that once a month I calculate our net worth and review our discretionary spending budget vs. actuals. Clean out and organize paper files for personal finances.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Sometimes the family vacation is put on hold because there just isn’t enough money in the budget to pay the skyrocketing costs of airfare. Not only do you get to go away on a budget, but can also commune with nature and have a great time laughing, telling stories, and building s’mores around a roaring fire. Let us know how you did it!
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.
Savings Corner
APRIL 4, 2024
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