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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This got me thinking some more about how to save money by downsizing. Downsizing my vehicle certainly has saved me money and will continue to do so for as long as I have the car. Here is an interesting exercise – get a pen and paper; write down the total square footage of your house and the monthly mortgage or rent amount you pay.

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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Spend less, and pry the kids away from those screens by doing some of these activities to build face time with yours. Build a campfire and tell stories, roast marshmallows and more. My Grandma Rie’s Money Camp is a week long day camp with a focus on finances at age appropriate levels. Hold a grandparent camp. Pick a duck.

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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the biggest mistakes new gardeners make is wasting money on plants that are intended for climates in which they do not live. Unless you can figure out how to control the temperatures and growing seasons in your yard and fields, you are wasting time, money and garden space. Most seeds will dry nicely on a paper towel.

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Things You Can Do To NOT Make Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Good financial planning calls for not only saving money, but also building multiple streams of income for yourself. Have you ever done backyard farming to raise money? It kept me busy and out of trouble, used up a lot of stamp money, but never yielded a dime. I suppose some folks make money selling antiques.

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Smart Safety - Safety Beyond the Numbers: A Path to Principled Leadership

Motherhood Moments

Building an ownership culture on the foundation of compliance is the essential component that drives outstanding safety results.” About the Authors Ken Chapman is an industrial psychologist with 40 years of experience working with foundries, generating plants, paper mills, steel fabrication and other heavy industry.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

Write these dreams down on paper. I’m on this journey to financial wellness with you and every weekend, I pack the newsletter with budgeting inspiration, money-saving tips & ideas, and frugal, yet tasty recipes. Our saving grace was the money we had saved in our emergency account. And Read some more. Where We Stand.

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Great Tips On Ways to Save Money Using Coupons

For the Mommas

Great Tips On Ways to Save Money Using Coupons. For the Mommas gets new shoppers every day that are curious about ways to save money using coupons. We strive to bring you the best deals to save the most money on your groceries. Many times, we usually use this rule of thumb: buy 4 newspapers per week or 1 paper per family member.