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Money Matters - How to Build Healthy Financial Habits and Prevent Future Debt

Motherhood Moments

Source : freepik.com Managing finances can be an incredibly stressful and overwhelming endeavor. Or, instead of dining out every night, you may opt to cook at home more often. Credit can be a valuable tool when used wisely, but it can also quickly lead to debt if you're not careful. Invest in yourself.

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Keeping it Simple: Strategies for Financial Security

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. What kinds of tricks have you used to manage your finances?

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

I am used to moving a lot! 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. Stop eating out – it’s so much better for your wallet and your waistline to cook at home.

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P.E.P for the Week of February 28-March 4/11- Spending Time With Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I used to visit him every winter break in school but then some family dynamics got in the way. The Centsible Life shares with us 5 tips for managing the family finances. My hubby and I sit down and talk about our finances once a week. How do you manage your family finances? Managing Money. Any tips to share?

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Four Easy Ways to Save on Basic Necessities

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most restaurant-style meals are easy to prepare at home at a fraction of the cost, and you are able to control what ingredients are included. When cooking at home, try to reduce meat consumption to save money. Use your car’s cruise control option at a speed of 60 miles per hour or less to increase gas mileage.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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! That took forever!

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. We used up what we had. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? To not count on debt being a tool we can use.

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