Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Your needs are crucial, and include things like food, water, clothes, transportation, etc. But wait a minute, you might be thinking “Jeans are clothing.” Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with. Separate Your Wants From Your Needs. Nope, not a necessity either.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

PET Archives: How to make your own clothes. 5 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Finances The new year brings us another twelve months of infinite possibilities, another chance to turn our lives around. These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author's main goals in life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2014

Agree on the values and expectations you want your children to have in the area of personal finance and consistently teach and enforce those between the two of you (and clue in any significant others in your family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and etc). Derailing them with sudden windfalls. Bailing them out.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2012

This works really well in clothing stores, as well as home improvement warehouses like The Home Depot and Lowe’s. He also produces a blog where he writes about frugal living, personal finance, and the adventures of raising three active children. Look For Imperfect Items. Learn to Negotiate Better Prices.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

You can make it fun for you kids by running a household scavenger hunt in which you reward you children for finding household items to donate, such as clothes, toys, books, old appliances, and canned goods. Participate in local food drives and donations and involve your kids in your actions.

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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. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us how they make healthy lunches from home and save. What did you do? Managing Money. Going Frugal.

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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

JULY 30, 2012

If you can choose to develop a more positive attitude about your finances, you’ll find it easier to make a few small changes in your saving and spending. This means accommodation, food, utility bills, basic clothing and health care. See how simple finances are when you have that budget…….and and follow it?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2013

Winter clothes. On their personal finance site, US News suggested that some kids get games they don’t want and can’t be returned. I always shop for Christmas wrapping paper, gift tags, boxes and really nice ornaments the week after Christmas. Other tips.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 4, 2012

8 Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Coupons Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for. Cutting Costs and Buying Used Clothes Buying used clothes can be a great way to save money, especially if you have rapidly growing children.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Managing your finances gets a lot more complex and time consuming. Would I have enough to house, feed and clothe them? Their parents are doing better than I did in teaching offspring personal finance, but I vowed to do better with my grand-kids than I did with my kids and so, try to pitch in and help teach them.

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Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 28, 2012

Personal Finance Journey - $100 Target Gift Card Giveaway (Ends February 2). Mama to 3 Blessings - Tea Collection Clothing $100 GC Giveaway (Ends February 9). Mommy Katie - Sleepypod Luxury Pet Carrier Giveaway (Ends February 17). Dad Does – Electric Snow Joe Ultra Snow Thrower Review & Giveaway (Ends January 31).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. Should You Line Dry Your Clothes? Clothes dryers were around, but expensive.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2016

They did not have to buy their clothes, food and etc with it. Instead of you taking care of their back to school needs – clothing, supplies,for example, they can include those items in their allowance budget. How to make your child’s allowance an allocation. What is your take on allowances for kids?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

I drop a bundle each year (both money and time) on my week long Grandma Rie’s Money Camp where I try to help the kids learn about and experience personal finance concepts. Do the math and you’re talking about $16,200 to $21,600 over a grandchild’s first 18 years. Among well-to-do grandparents and the 2.7

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Attention, personal finance readers and gurus! On wash day, she built a wood fire out in the yard under a big iron cauldron to heat water to wash her clothing. You think you know the difference between a need and a want – right? Really, are you sure ? Why do we care about want vs. need?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 20, 2012

The costs of feeding, clothing, and housing a family have nearly doubled over the last decade. These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author's main goals in life. Families are facing some really desperate times. Mom and dad are losing their jobs or are taking cuts in order to stay employed.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 23, 2014

Whether you like to save on groceries, clothes or travel, I have an app that will help you. It’s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized. Deals Around Town Frugal Finances Frugal Living' Besides games for my kids, money-saving apps are the majority of the apps I have on my phone. 1 Target Cartwheel.

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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. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation.

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For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense. Similarly, if you spend an average of $100 per person on clothing each year, you’ll need to put $8 per person into savings each month. So if you spend $500 at Christmas, you’ll need to add $41.67

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. We have found after 16+ years of marriage that if we do not communicate regularly about our finances, we tend to over-spend, argue, make assumptions, and become complacent.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Today along with the great tips from my fellow personal finance bloggers, I am going to share with you six ways you can clean up your finances this season. When finances get tight, retirement savings are the first to go.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Take a moment to watch them.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with the result that it all seems too hard. The more complicated your finances are, the harder it all seems. Simple finances work for you rather than against you, so it’s a win-win. We often seem to complicate things, don’t we?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

We all know that one of the best personal finance strategies is to have a budget and you’ve probably tried to create one at some time. of expenditure with clothing and services at 7.1%, entertainment at 5.6% I even managed a reasonably balanced budget once but then some things in my life changed and it all went out the window.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. Consignment stores and auctions are a great way to buy clothes and furniture at low prices. I will NEVER finance a car again.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Many personal finance bloggers talk about having a “no spend week” – well basically I had a “no spend” five years! That meant no vacations, no new clothes, no eating out, nothing. Extreme Frugality – Next I looked to make cuts to my spending wherever possible.

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