Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

This is one of the fundamental questions of finance, yet often goes unanswered by many financial advisors and most individuals. From Federal Reserve statistics , the average savings rate in the United States for the past twenty years has been around 5%. It will take all of your accounts and create a future projection of your finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2016

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. Here are some of the many tools used to convince consumers to buy. It was eye opening for the 10 year old. Presentation.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

There were as always a ton of great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Heidi at Personal Finance Journey has a great post about eating well but saving more –it can be done! The statistics are grim on following your passion and making a living doing while doing so. Need An Upgrade?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. percent in 2009, the U.S.

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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

MAY 27, 2012

Statistics show that nearly one in two Americans are in serious financial problems due to their debt levels. See if you can identify with any of these statements: I spend more than I earn I don’t have a household budget I use credit cards all the time to buy everyday essentials like food, gas, transport. What about signs?

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Motherhood Moments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

billion on the holiday this year, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023's Best Places for Valentine’s Day. Bad credit can cause someone to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over their lifetime, so that statistic is unsurprising. This material comes from Motherhood Moment. Thanks for reading!

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