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The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save?

Penny Pinchin' Mom

The post The Age Old Question: Should You Pay Off Debt or Save? Should you pay off debt or save? So, you want to get started on debt repayment so you can focus on other financial goals? However, if you pay off these debts, there will be nothing left for investments in these tough financial times.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey discusses Online Shopping – The Risks, Benefits, and How to Stay Safe. What do you think?

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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

Maliga shares several ways to prepare for a recession: Prepare a bare bones budget. Prepare ahead of time and create a bare bones budget that includes only your essentials — think food, shelter, clothes, transportation and insurance — so you have a plan in the event that you experience a loss of income or need to cut expenses suddenly.

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Secret tips to creating an online savings budget – Is this the way to financial freedom?

freestuff.tv

Check out this guest post by Angela from Debt Consolidation Care: It needs no mention that budgets and savings play a pivotal role in assisting consumers in paying off debt. Through a budget they can monitor their investment and make the most of their hard-earned dollars. This will help you stay out of debt.

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The Prairie Eco-Thrifter Giveaway Extravaganza Winners

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here is the list of prizes as well as the winners: iPad (sponsored by Prairie Eco Thrifter and Sustainable Personal Finance ) Nicole D. $25 Pay Off Debt App (sponsored by The Debt Myth ) Lisa K. $20 50 PayPal Gift Card (sponsored by Everything Finance Blog ) Angel J. $25

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Friday Links – Win an iPad Mini Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My friend Jackie over at The Debt Myth has created a Pay Off Debt App which I think is very cool. She has lived the journey of being sunken in debt and then freeing herself and now she is trying to help others do the same with her new app. Mike from Personal Finance Journey wants to know if coupons are worth it.

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Yakezie Carnival October 16, 2011- Growth Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Refinance Your Mortgage and Pay the Same Amount? So what did they do?

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