Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The American culture is wrought with excessive spending so it is no surprise that the typical household overspends on necessities such as food, gas, utilities, and phone usage. How to Save Money on Food. You cannot avoid spending money on food. When cooking at home, try to reduce meat consumption to save money.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. One evening my husband came home from work and mentioned that he forget to get gas in his truck on the way home.

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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 simple fact is, taking small, simple spending and saving actions, especially early in your working life, can make a huge difference to financial security during your working years and into retirement.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. Peggy: Oh yes! The Spectrum Group.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

There’s something incredibly fulfilling about plunging my hands into dough, and smelling fresh food cooking in our oven. When my family is at home, and we’re all tired, a warm meal on a cold day can revive us all. Cooking as a financial tool? How does baking bread relate to finances?

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Saving With Shellie

JUNE 12, 2012

One major reason for that is people (wrongly) assume that fast food is cheaper than healthy food. One of the main arguments people give for just getting Fast Food is that it is cheaper and quicker than cooking at home. Eating fresh foods IS CHEAPER ! Even on a limited budget you can eat fresh foods.

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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. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc.

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