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How to Manage Your Personal Loan

Savings Corner

It can be psychological, says Tess Downing, a San Antonio-based financial planner. For some people, it’s just easier to see large payments come out of an account they don’t also use to buy groceries.

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4 Tips For The Beginning Dividend Investor

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Thanks to the ability to buy partial shares with most online brokerages, and thanks to dollar cost averaging, it’s often possible to get started with as little as $25 (although it helps if you invest more). With a little careful thought and effort, it is possible to build a successful dividend portfolio.

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Where to Get National Pretzel Day Deals

Couponing 101

Buy any pretzel item and get an Original or Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel for free Friday through Sunday. The company says 100% of donations will go toward building new centers for military personnel who suffer from traumatic brain injury or psychological health conditions. Limit to one traditional pretzel per person.

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Psychological Tips for Successful Stock Investing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These psyc tips are from an investment book first published in the early 1960′s “ Build a Fortune in the Stock Market” by David L. Even if you were taught to find a good stock and hold onto it, you should still review it’s stature and be ready and willing to dump it or buy more as the situation warrants.

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Gratitude Brings Wealth

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Showing gratitude to others can build your network of relationships. The Psychological Science journal reported on a study done in 2014 which showed that feelings of gratitude reduced financial impatience. Guess which one had the team’s loyalty? You have to be willing to delay gratification, which many find hard to do.

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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you were to buy one of each kind of plant in the spring catalog (like every kind of rose bush offered), you will have a lot of competition in your landscape between the various plants – not only for ground, sun and water, but also for your time, knowledge and attention. Prune down debt to make way for savings to build.

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A Crisis of Clutter!

Nicoles Nickels

I don’t know about you but I get a little wacky when the clutter builds up too much. There are probably a couple of psychological reasons for it. I grew up in a relatively poor household, so once I only had to buy for myself, I did it in a big way. Which is a little strange since, by nature, I live a cluttered existence.

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