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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eventually they did a short sale to get out from under the mortgage, moved to the mid-West to take advantage of nearness of family and lower living costs and she took jobs as waitresses. History has shown us, though, that good times, easy money and easy credit can quickly change us into spenders. Recent graduates were also hard hit.

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How to Rebuild Financial Trust in Your Relationship

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If one of you is a spendthrift and one is a saver, financial feuding will be a given unless the two of you can find a way that is agreeable to both of you to manage your disparate financial personalities. These people may accrue thousands of dollars of debt on a credit card their spouse doesn’t even know about.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill. I cut the family’s hair. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card.

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