Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2011

Some families find it feasible to make drastic cuts to non essential expenditures such as entertainment, dining out, and vacationing. Budgets are also helpful tools to identify and minimize waste. While this may keep your credit in good shape, your finances will remain in shambles. Sometimes shopping around may be an easy fix.

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Debt Recession Unemployment Budgeting 157

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability.

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 24, 2015

I don’t use cash back credit cards. I have one credit card. One credit card with no annual fee, which I use only occasionally and which is paid off every single month. I have never paid the credit card company one penny for the use of the card. Here is why I don’t use cash back credit cards.

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Credit Cards Credit Used Airline 100

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

Learn the approval requirements and prequalify (if offered by the lender) before applying to minimize your potential credit damage. Personal loan qualification requirements Your credit score , income and debt are usually evaluated by personal loan lenders to see if you qualify.

Debt 52

Debt Credit Cards Credit Home Improvement 52

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

I’m a Grade 7 teacher and my husband is a Mac Tools distributor. We also had four credit cards, two lines of credit, and a car loan. We later did the big celebration during our summer vacation by heading down to Nashville to do our Debt Free Scream live on Dave Ramsey’s radio show.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. One of my favorite things we still do together is sit down and discuss cash paid vacations or splurges we want to do as a family! Even if all you do at first is throw the credit card away you at least will no longer go into anymore debt!! What kind of debt was it?

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Debt Debt Free Finds Finance 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

manicures pedicures expensive or trendy clothes and shoes brand-name foods gym memberships a large-screen TV, streaming services, movies the latest phones and tech gadgets fine wines alcohol cigarettes credit card debt The list goes on. It’s a tool, and it provides security and options. Spreadsheets are my friends.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 176

Couponing 101

AUGUST 2, 2011

The next tools of the trade are a jar lifter and a funnel. In addition, there are often ideas shared for other frugal aspects of our lives (cooking, dining out, DIY, vacation, etc). Photo Credit. If you have a tall stock pot or crab pot this will work nicely for processing pint jars, and smaller jars.

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Canning Homemade Simple Making 81

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. If they are, you can consider putting the extra funds into an emergency fund, pay off a credit card, or save for another financial goal. ” We’ve been there too.

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Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Best for : Savings accounts are best for short-term savings or money you need to access only occasionally — think an emergency or vacation fund. Where to buy CDs: CDs are sold based on term length, and the best rates are generally found at online banks and credit unions. Transactions from a savings account are limited to six per month.

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Real Estate Bank Banking Money 52