Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

Building a budget or a spending plan around what’s most important to you, at your very core , means that you are far more likely to stick with the current plan. I like travel, I feel it’s important to set money aside for retirement and my son’s college education, and I like charitable giving. must be paid.

Budgeting 218

Budgeting Budget Work Making 218

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

My son knows that there are two meeting points out (depending on whether he leaves out the front or out the back) in our neighborhood. If your emergency is strictly financial (and even if it has a physical component to it), you should be ready with a liquid emergency fund.

Emergency Fund 211

Emergency Fund Job Loss Transportation Staying Warm 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2014

Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. My father-in-law lined up his grown sons and daughters to chip into a fund, from which he bought stock.

Emergency Fund 184

Emergency Fund Debt Money Father 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 20, 2014

It’s one thing to have a couple thousand dollars in an emergency fund. Perhaps you don’t have a ton of money to invest, but you could buy some dividend stocks and start building your income portfolio. When you think about money as a tool, an as a means to an end, it doesn’t make sense to let it sit idle.

Money 200

Money Emergency Fund Work Advantage 200

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

We paid for braces, college tuition for my son, and did fun stuff like traveling while we were paying off debt. I needed to count on myself and support my son, and that meant getting my financial life in order, starting with building an emergency fund for the first time. to a high of maybe $80,000/year.

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. Is the conventional advice of keeping a 3 to 6 month emergency fund still valid? This article discusses why it might be better to have a bigger emergency fund. . “The family is the school of duties- founded on love.&#.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240