Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

Or put yet another trip to Las Vegas on the credit card. These are lessons that I try to impress upon my son because I don’t want him to make the same mistakes I made 15 years ago. I opened a retirement account during that period, but it involved a managed fund with a 2% annual fee. Money Tips'

Money 209

Money Giving Las Vegas Credit Card Rewards 209

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

My son knows that there are two meeting points out (depending on whether he leaves out the front or out the back) in our neighborhood. Financial Emergency Preparedness. You also want to be ready financially during an emergency. Some of the items that you should have available to you during an emergency include: Cash.

Emergency Fund 211

Emergency Fund Job Loss Transportation Staying Warm 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

My husband and I were graduate students with loans and credit card debt, and we were certain that a higher income would solve all of our problems. Our son was growing, and we knew we wanted to provide him with extracurricular activities that made sense for him — music and sports and scouting.

San Francisco 248

San Francisco Emergency Fund Money Utah 248

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

About $52,000 of that $147K was consumer debt (credit cards, a student loan, a car loan, a home improvement loan, etc.) We just wanted to pay off our credit cards, which seemed like a huge task since we’d struggled with it for years. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. Get creative.

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011. Ben from Money Smart Life provides Credit Card Bonus Comparison Charts so you can make the best decision. Squirrelers from Squirrelers presents The Case for a Bigger Emergency Fund. I totally agree.

Personal Finance 240

Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240