Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

On the other hand, even people with modest incomes can accumulate significant wealth and a high net worth if they buy appreciating assets and are prudent savers. Here’s how net worth stacks up by income, age , family size and education, and how it has changed since 2016. families by education Track your money with NerdWallet.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The seamless experience between viewing an IRA alongside other Bank of America products (like home loans, savings accounts, and CDs) can be appealing for IRA investors seeking a simple, unified perspective on their finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

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. My University Money: Should I Pursue a Co-op Education? There were 56 submissions this week. I’m a geek, he’s not.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

In short, if it involves finances, then there’s a way to plan for it and optimize the outcome. A financial plan can help you direct how you organize your finances, from the small, short-term questions to the big, long-term issues. Good tax planning can create ways to minimize the long-term impact of taxes on your finances, too.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2012

Take the time to think it through, avoid impulse decisions like the plague and educate yourself in everyday financial matters. The basis of any slow and steady financial plan is the household budget; in fact, a good budget is really like a plan for your current finances as well as for a secure financial future.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

We met in college and currently both feel drawn toward higher education. While we currently live in Oregon, in a few weeks we will be moving to western New York to both start new careers in higher education. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

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. But I also have bills to pay and it’s important to buy healthy foods for my family to eat. I know that I need to buy certain things for my home, for upkeep. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Even though your freelancing business is likely going to be just you, your still going to want to separate your personal and business finances. Also, it will allow you to more easily track your businesses finances, as well as your own personal finances. It should have your educational experience and of course your work history.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. In our neighborhood folks buy really nice name brand clothing for their kids. Bulk buys can be a lot cheaper.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

I own two different business, Phoenix SEO Company which helps businesses get on the first page of Google and Well Kept Wallet which is a Financial Education company. I have a passion to help people take control of their finances so that they can live the life they want to have. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it?

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

For many households, their finances and budgets are in limbo. My family’s finances have also been affected. As the Family Office Manager , I handle the day-to-day finances for our family and I needed a way to communicate our finances to my husband. Everything changed. I still use my spreadsheet to this day!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. What can you even buy for $.06? While the grand-kids savings account alternatives are slim – save in a piggy bank or buy that new toy, adults have a few other options.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. Our kids need the help.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. The only secrets we have from one another is when we buy each other a gift. I knew his determination and focus was something to remember, but I never thought of it in relation to finances. Now on to the PEP’s of the week.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. Common reasons include paying off debt, financing a large purchase such as a vehicle or a boat, or covering the cost of a major expense like a wedding or a home renovation.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

But you are a super busy parent, with work, continuing education, business travel, your kid’s other activities, church and the myriad of other things that demand your time and attention. Include kids in deciding on menus, listing ingredients and buying the items at the store. Let them buy their own meal (counting the change).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. FMF presents Five Retro Rules to Save Money posted at Free Money Finance , saying, “These tips from the past can save us all some big bucks.&#.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

Canadian Finance Blog tells us how our spare change can really add up. Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us what he has learned about money management over the years. Bucksome Boomer shares with us how to revolutionize our finances using our savings. He just turned 50 this week. Happy bday!!! Going Frugal. Going Green.

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January Personal Finance Green And Frugal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 2, 2019

In the finance industry, there is a large assortment of insurance plans ranging from health, home, vehicle, travel and even life insurance that an individual can opt for to protect his assets better and be equipped to handle any unfortunate incident that were to occur concerning the particular insurance policy. This is not a frill-product.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

“The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates a sense of order, trains forethought, and so broadens the mind.” Munger so aptly puts it, learning how to save money fast is an education in and of itself. ” – T.T. Munger As T.T.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2011

How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. I think they keep you focused on paying your house off and make it harder for those who really shouldn’t buy a house to acquire one. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Encourage your kids to save money if they want to buy something they like and to not spend more than their budget allows. Unfortunately, for as much as they’re bombarded with commercials about products, they’re not bombarded with knowledge about how to manage their finances. Should We Be Teaching Kids To Save Money? Money Tips'

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

Our business was doing well and it seemed like the right time for us to buy. I manage the finances for our business and our family and by August 2013, I felt the weight of the situation. After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 31, 2012

What I eat and buy at the grocery used to be my own business. Bloggers post the most detailed accounts of their finances on their sites – what they make, what they spend, where it comes from and goes, where their banks are and what their net worth is. Linked In knows your professional history and education.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

When you start to look at your money and the things you buy as investments and expenses, it will totally change your spending habits. For example, buying food and paying rent do not make you any money. So start looking at each thing you buy as an investment. There may not be a better time to buy than right now.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 6, 2014

When you do shop, make sure you use a list and that you only buy what you need that will not only save you money, it will also help the environment. According to EndHunger.org, approximately 40 percent of the foods Americans buy goes to waste. The same goes for purchasing an eco-friendly car. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2013

If you decide that you should diversify your finances, you will need to figure out how (perhaps by choosing an asset allocation model), and then do transactions to make it happen. Lets say you are deciding whether to buy a new home now while mortgages are low and the housing market depressed. Get educated. Buying a foreclosure?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: Broke Professionals is a personal finance blog aimed at the over-educated and underpaid. If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it.&#. Lesson : You have a better shot at marriage if you have similar ideals, and that includes finances and goals. He is one of my heroes. Neither do you.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2012

With your budget in place, it becomes so much easier to control your day-to day finances. Would you like to buy a holiday house sometime? When will you buy your own home? When will you buy the car of your dreams? Your budget tells you how much you can save towards those big purchases we need to make from time to time.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

My husband is finishing his Bachelors degree in Management this year as I continue to pursue my degree in Education. We stopped buying stuff. We stopped buying things until we absolutely needed to. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? My husband and I are from Houston, Texas.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. We, as a country, owe our young people a more comprehensive education. Guess what!

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freestuff.tv

JUNE 2, 2011

With the state of the world economy so fragile, there is even more pressure around the household finances. I have a mortgage that I need to pay off and saving for the kids education etc&#. Some of you are probably thinking, “Are you nuts? Well I’ve realized that in some cases, money isn’t everything.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It has been amazing for our finances and my mental health. Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. What’s your best frugal win?

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The Canadian Personal Finance Blog shares with us 10 lists he hopes none of us follow when it comes to our money management. Canadian Dream shares with us the stages of personal finance. Buy Like Buffett asks if you would rather be rich or comfortable ? DINKS Finance talks about financial survival of the fittest.

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February Finance Personal Finance Money 113

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 7, 2014

I am a 40-something wife, mother, and small business owner who is passionate about my family, food, running, and our finances. We were long distance from one another for 6 of those 9 years before we got married, due to my job at the time and his pursuit of higher education in a different state. But you knew that, right?

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Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 29, 2012

At Tykoon, we strive to make it easy for family and friends to come together to make sure your kids get the right financial education they need to succeed as they grow older.” Many parents struggle with how to teach their children to manage finances responsibly and Tykoon can help with that for sure!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Building a college finance fund takes dedication and consistency. Using part of the money that is already earned is one way to not take up a second job and make higher education a viable option. Actively choose to not buy anything that can be borrowed. Rent books, books on tape, movies, and read magazines at the library.

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