Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

Earmark this money for an emergency fund, a new car fund, a vacation fund, whatever you would like. Take advantage of free money. If you look around, you’ll find opportunities for free money are everywhere. Take advantage of these opportunities and save the free money. I got $200 for free!

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

It’s FREE when you sign up here for my weekly newsletter. Finding a professional can be overwhelming, but Dave Ramsey just launched SmartVestor , a free resource to help you find an investing professional. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! Although I have not personally used this resource. Where We Stand.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2012

Having Multiple Credit Cards Buying with credit cards leads to spending more than you earn and we all know where that leads. Interest rates on credit cards are usually the highest around so you are actually paying many times what the item is worth. Make establishing an emergency fund a priority.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Income should include all funds from paychecks, government assistance, annuity payments and so forth. Build a Budget & Emergency Fund. You can download any of the free budgeting apps available, including MoneyWise, Mint or Expensify. Cut out unnecessary spending and use that money to build an emergency fund.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do. If you want to become debt free, I’m here to tell you it is TOTALLY worth all the time, effort, and frustration. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free.

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Saving With Shellie

JUNE 30, 2014

Capital One 360 (formerly ING) brought back their FREE cash offer for new customers. Who doesn’t need free cash this time of year! Right now you can get $100 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $100. I got some yummy drinks and got my free sign-up bonus.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

We didn’t have credit card debt, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%, so we thought we were doing okay. We thought credit card debt wasn’t very smart, but a car loan? Increase our emergency funds for the home & office to 3 – 6 months worth of expenses.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Capital One 360 (formerly ING) has brought back their FREE cash offer. This is my favorite Black Friday deal every year because who doesn’t need free cash this time of year!? Get $100 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $125. Easy Peasy.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses. Contribute to our retirement funds. Continue to live debt free with the ability to travel more, give more, pursue our passions. Write a book about our debt free journey. photo credit. Our Financial Goals: Pay off our non-mortgage debt. Absolutely!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Living your dream life debt free requires a simply task of going back to Grade 1 math lessons and applying the concepts. Now hold that thought and think about this: living your dream life debt free. . Realizing your dream life debt free is not only about earning more money. Basically, living your dream life debt free is simple.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Your City or County May Have Free Money For You. Often times, home buyers may not be aware that free money for a down payment on a house is still available for qualified buyers. Nathan Richardson from ComplexSearch.com presents What’s a Good Credit Score? FMF from Free Money Finance shares his Simple Car Email.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

ING Direct has brought back their FREE cash offer and who doesn’t need free cash this time of year! Right now you can get $125 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $125. I got some yummy drinks and got my free sign-up bonus. HOT DEAL ALERT.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. What I do is use my credit cards in conjunction with cash back apps. That is money saved.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 1, 2013

Capital One 360 (formerly ING) has brought back their FREE cash offer and who doesn’t need free cash this time of year! Right now you can get $100 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $125. Open a free, no-fee Capital One 360 Checking Account by 7/3.

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 18, 2012

If you missed this before, ING Direct has brought back the free $50 promo. To get your $50 , simply open a completely free checking account. ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. It’s free to open them and easy to manage. And who doesn’t need $50!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 26, 2014

You could also make coupons for your services such as “one free night of babysitting” for a couple with young children. Generate free cash. Generating free cash sounds too good to be true, but it’s not. How to Make Extra Money. Finding temporary, extra work is a great way to drum up cash.

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Saving With Shellie

MARCH 15, 2012

If you missed this before, ING Direct has brought back the free $50 promo. To get your $50 , simply open a completely free checking account. ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. It’s free to open them and easy to manage. And who doesn’t need $50!

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Saving With Shellie

MARCH 2, 2012

ING Direct has brought back the free $50 promo. To get your $50 , simply open a completely free checking account. ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. We have quite a few: Checking, Savings, Vacation Account, Business Account, Baby J’s savings account, New Car Fund, Emergency Fund.

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Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 5, 2011

ING Direct has brought back the free $50 promo that they offered last year. To get your free $50, simply open a completely free checking account. Open a FREE Electric Orange Checking Account (No minimum amount required and no fees!). ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 2, 2013

Don’t forget, Capital One 360 (formerly ING) has brought back their FREE cash offer and who doesn’t need free cash this time of year! Right now you can get $100 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $125. Easy Peasy.

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Saving With Shellie

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

ING Direct has brought back the free $50 promo. To get your free $50, simply open a completely free checking account. Open a FREE Electric Orange Checking Account (No minimum amount required and no fees!). ING makes it easy to transfer money back and forth between our credit union. FREE $10 Credit to No More Rack.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free. We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? ” Jacob from Dwindling Debt asks Do Overdraft Chargers Affect Your Credit. FMF from Free Money Finance says My First Property Purchase Goes South.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Maureen eliminated $79,000 of credit card and student loan debt less than 3 years. Chris and his wife made a financial goal to switch to an all cash lifestyle, instead of relying on credit cards. Their 2017 goal is to pay off the remaining balance on their mortgage ($27,900) and be DEBT FREE! Be S.M.A.R.T. S – specific.

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Saving With Shellie

JUNE 30, 2012

ING Direct has brought back their free cash offer and who doesn’t need free cash! Right now you can get $76 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $76. I got some yummy drinks and got my free sign-up bonus. How to Get Another $76 FREE.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 3, 2013

Today is the last day to take advantage of the free cash offer from Capital One 360. Capital One 360 (formerly ING) has brought back their FREE cash offer and who doesn’t need free cash this time of year! Right now you can get $100 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund. Money Reasons: Why I Got An American Express Blue Cash Card MR loves reward credit cards. Here’s some tips to be wary of when trying to consolidate your debt.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 2, 2012

ING Direct has brought back their free cash offer and who doesn’t need free cash! Right now you can get $76 in free money , simply by opening a completely free checking account. How to Get Your FREE $76. I got some yummy drinks and got my free sign-up bonus. How to Get Another $76 FREE.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Money Talks Coaching: Finding Your Emergency Fund – I hear you saying “I know emergency funds are important, but how am I supposed to save money when I can’t even pay my bills?” Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going. Free Money Wisdom: Get to Know Me, I Dare Ya!

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Finally Frugal

JANUARY 17, 2011

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned my 15 (almost 16) year old 'beater' car, which I'm trying to keep running until I'm debt-free. My emergency fund earns 1.10% interest. Since I take public transportation, I put about 2,500 miles a year on it, if that. As far as maintenance, I get regular oil changes and that's about it.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

I love her passion for helping others along their debt free journey. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. Krystal & Josh’s Debt Free Story. free except for our mortgage. We tackled our small credit card balance, then our.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing. Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey. What inspired you to get debt free? She writes at Growing Slower.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Having that emergency fund to keep on paying for the utilities when you lose your job, or for buying the new furnace when the old one gives out may save you from using high interest debt, such as credit cards or title or payday loans to finance your day to day needs. Because I am a saver, I have now become financially free.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

I watched her and her husband’s debt free scream on The Dave Ramsey Show. Angela & Jeff’s Debt Free Story. We’re typical Canadians that spend most of our free time in the fall and winter months inside arenas. We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. Meet Angela.

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JANUARY 1, 2015

When I run the numbers, I realize it’s going to take years before we can scream, ”WE’RE DEBT FREE”, our ultimate goal. Debt Free Stories. I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. Photo Credit: 2015. Photo Credit: Fireworks.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Aja. We paid down mostly student loans, vehicles and business credit card debt ( we already own a home outright ). What inspired you to get debt free? For the last two years, I told anyone who would listen about us trying to make our goal of being totally debt free.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Start an Emergency Fund One of the biggest things you can do to help avoid disasters is to create an emergency fund. This is a reserve of money for emergencies; leave it alone and don’t go dipping into it for general spending. Let’s look at some of these strategies now. I’m sure everyone.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. I am a free-lance sign language interpreter, putting my husband through engineering school by paying cash. We paid off $7,665 worth of credit cards, school loans and a car loan. We started paying it off when we got married and became debt free just shy of our second anniversary.

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