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Which Bill Payments to Prioritize When You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Shelter Depending on your amortization, mortgage or rent, the amount you need to set aside for house payments may vary for every individual. You may want to transfer to a smaller place if you are renting, if that will work best for you, but do not in any way remove house payments on your list of top priorities.

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How Much Money Can You Live Off Of?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This would include your monthly mortgage payment or rent payment. You would need to add in the cost of all necessary utilities like gas, electricity, telephone and water. Although you can do this too, we will leave space in the budget for you to buy these items. This portion of the budget would be a big fat zero.

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6 Steps to Creating a Budget You Can Stick To

For the Mommas

Welcome to the first article in our new budgeting series. Over the next several weeks we will be posting articles that will help you budget and save your money. 6 Steps to Creating a Budget You Can Stick To. Setting a budget is important for your financial health. Setting a budget is important for your financial health.