Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 6, 2022

Here are five ways that I saved money this month. Related reading: 10 Ways to Save at Giant Food Stores. In the grand scheme of college funding, $200 is a drop in the bucket, but I always appreciate free money. Credit Card Cash Back Redemptions in July: $196. Winner Winner FREE Chicken Dinner!

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July Frugal Credit Cards Donation 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Believe it or not, those name brand foods, household goods, clothing, and accessories you buy can be found in the same aisles with the name of the store stamped on them. Embrace the Food Network. If you spend $100 per week on eating out, that is $100 worth of money you can be putting towards your credit card debt.

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Saving Money Money Budgeting Budget 221

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We look forward all year to our summer vacation, so the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. A little up front planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you''ve been waiting for. What Are Your Non-Food Needs?

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

We save and eagerly wait all year for our vacation and the last thing that we want to do is stress about the money spent while on our trip. It might seem so obvious, but a little planning will help you save money while on your trip, so that you can have the relaxed vacation that you hoped for. Make a list of expenditures.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 178

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

We have involved our children in our money discussion once we decided to become debt free. It was all consumer debt spread over 5 credit cards. It was many years of over spending and not having a plan for our money that led us to that point. We cut up our credit cards and never used them again.

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. How did you get interested in saving money? At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. Enjoying some outdoor time.

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Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 185

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. Our goal is to NOT put our Christmas purchases on a credit card.

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Christmas Finds Friends And Family Sale Donation 130

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

That merry time of year that is filled with faith, family, food, and a little bit of shopping. Americans will spend about $900 on holiday purchases** and unfortunately, many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. Christmas is coming!

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Christmas Budgeting Budget Money 130

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

The season of family, faith, food and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of last minute ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending. Our goal is to NOT put our Christmas purchases on a credit card.

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Christmas Finds Part Time Thrift Stores 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. Charles Tran presents 5 Creative Tips to Save on Entertainment posted at CreditDonkey.com Tips , saying, “Being frugal doesn’t have to mean totally forgoing all forms of entertainment.

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Frugal Movies Finance Bills 150

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 27, 2011

Guest Post Author Bio: Mike runs a site for credit card reviews and talk, CreditCardForum.com. Although he does advertise things like credit card bonus offers on his site, he stresses the importance of thinking them through in advance. This got me thinking – Is this a good thing, as in, we Americans love to save money?

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Credit Cards Gas Mileage Money Credit 150

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. However, most of the time, we only had money for the low cost restaurants, so they were all one greasy spoon after another. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food.

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Travel Family Hotel Making 196

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 10, 2014

We also don’t want to make our family miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house. Plan on spending cash only, not credit cards. Grocery Budget Challenge Kitchen Economics Saving Money - In the Kitchen grocery budget' Start meal planning ASAP. Let us know in the comments.

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Budget Budgeting Groceries Grocery 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

They hate spending money, but love to invest and make money. When you start to look at your money and the things you buy as investments and expenses, it will totally change your spending habits. For example, buying food and paying rent do not make you any money. So, how have you saved money in your life?

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Money Saving Money Eating Out Real Estate 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. t Paydown Your Credit Cards. Now on to the rest… Save Money this Spring: #1. Crystal presents 5 Credit Card Mistakes You Want to Avoid. Avoid them and you’ll do fine in the world of credit.

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Saving Money Money Credit Cards Insurance 232

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

The post 7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” Imagine keeping the family afloat during periods of strife, such as WWII.

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 22, 2013

If they ask you about money when they see you using it to pay for things like groceries, explain to them that it’s used to pay for things that the family needs like food and shelter. It’s easy for kids to accept gifts from their parents and not realize the amount of money that has gone into them getting that gift. Giving Gifts.

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Money Kids College Tuition Kids and Family 234

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. Also my debit card got caught up in the Target breach of security. Thankfully, nothing happened to my account, but my bank issued us new cards anyway. Please share in the comments.

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Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Funancials : Should I Cancel My Credit Card? Read away my friends.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Save money by preparing your own meals. Drink water to save money and calories. Plan the most efficient route to save gas and time. Stop using your credit cards. Reduce convenience foods. Eat out less. Drink water.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

It’s well within a college student’s ability to start saving money while they’re still getting a degree, and to graduate with a firm grasp on their finances and an idea of how to succeed going forward. First things first: Be smart about credit. It’s not for food, bills, movies, dates, anything.

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College Graduation Credit Cards Re-use 169

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Perhaps you can make some changes to your diet so that you eat healthier foods that are grown locally to reduce the distance it travels. Maybe you can conduct a power audit on your home to find ways to cut your power usage to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. Related posts: How To Create Extra Holiday Money.

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Goals Gratitude Kids and Family Home 181

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to save money, no matter how much of it you have- or don’t have. I myself struggled for many years paying my own bills, but have since found numerous ways to save money. I have been able to save on things like food, gas, and clothing.

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Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2014

However, it’s not just a way to save money when you travel. You can also make money when you rent a room or your whole apartment or house using Airbnb. If you are interested in using this as a money-maker, here are some tips for making the most of your experience: Create Your Airbnb Listing.

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Money Making Rent Insurance 216

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The debt included about $30,000 in student loans, some medical debt, IRS debt, and a small amount on a credit card. We realized that we wanted to travel as a family and the only thing keeping us from seeing the world was money. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. How long did it take you?

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Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Mint is an all-in-one app for managing money across multiple accounts. Track all of your checking, savings, credit card and IRA accounts while keeping tabs on our budget. What other apps do you use to help manage your money? ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Money Budgeting Budget Finance 89

Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Food and Decorations. The average shopper will spend $100 on food and candy and $51.60 Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt. Don’t tap into retirement savings, however, especially if you have a structured settlement that you could potentially sell to J.G.

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Christmas DIY Debt Pay Off Debt 75

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 8, 2015

That merry time of year that is filled with faith, family, food, and a little bit shopping. The average American will spend about $700 on holiday purchases* and unfortunately many people will get a little surprise in the mail in January when the credit card bills start rolling in. Christmas is coming!

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Debt Free Debt Christmas Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

It’s modeled much like Michael Pollans Food Rules with many one-page rules that give short but useful tidbits of information. Teacher Man presents Why Credit Cards Are Dangerous For Students posted at My University Money , saying, “I am on the record as having said that I believe students should sign up for credit cards.

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Money Finance Personal Finance Real Estate 133

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) We knew it would be a balancing act, so we were working on saving money long before the wedding.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 18, 2016

Not only will you typically save on the rent, but you also don’t pay for extra people (in most places) and the properties come with kitchens, grills and sometimes even supplies that allow you to save money on meals. Don’t forget to look for savings on things besides the actual rent.

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Vacation Saving Money Money Rent 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2012

I discovered that most of the stuff I bought, I didn’t really need so it was fairly simple to change my spending habits to save money.” She got rid of her credit card debt using this.” Tarahas this idea – “I made a game of finding new ways to stop spending everything I earned so I could save.

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Money Debt Debt Free Cooking At Home 211

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

in credit card debt, and an additional $28,756.17 What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. Use coupons because you can really save money this way. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? How long did it take you?

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Student 100

Teresa's Deals

AUGUST 27, 2015

Save even more time an money with FREE SHIPPING on your online orders! Have fun and save money, when you shop for fine jewelry with popular and trusted jewelry retailer Kay Jewelers! The Children’s Place offers a wide variety of ways to save on clothing and accessories for your baby, toddler or child!

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Storing Clothing and Accessories Flowers and Gifts Flowers and Plants 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Madison presents Credit Card Application Spree to Maximize Sign Up Bonuses posted at My Dollar Plan , saying, “It’s time for a round of credit card applications to make some money! Do you have thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt and/or credit card debt? Readon for some great bonuses.

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 20, 2011

I’m a vegetarian and I eat quite a bit of organic foods, so my diet doesn’t match up with many manufacturer’s coupons. I was spending two hours a week to save maybe $10. By taking action on some side business ideas , I could make far more money in those two hours. But you need to know when to say when.

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Frugal Personal Finance Frugal Life Money 174