Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2012

Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Managing your finances gets a lot more complex and time consuming. Most days I try to do some preparation with my sons, daughter-in-laws and grandchildren – to help them learn financial concepts and acquire the ability to wisely manage their money. A fulfilled life, to me, is a life of accomplishment.

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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. My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today.

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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.

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