Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? When you were young, you didn’t know the consequences that occur when you leave your allowance laying around, until you want to spend it and can’t find it. Credit card offerings to college students used to be ubiquitous.

Debt 167

Debt College Student Money 167

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

We were privileged to be able to do so for a few months but we must stop this for the unforeseeable future. This is not an elective, fun, no-spend month like what we did in January to find funds for our summer vacation. I connected with some college friends via Zoom for a happy hour.

Budgeting 246

Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month. We have a retirement to plan , our daughters’ college to save for, and many places to visit. The goal is to reduce our monthly spending where we can to find extra money to apply to our debt.

Financial Goals 100

Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

However, we could use a year of extra thriftiness to find any extra funds to accelerate the $10k. I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. Start college funds for our two girls.

Financial Goals 113

Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113