Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 17, 2011

Another way to ensure this could be to get used to leaving shoes in the garage or taking them off before entering the home so that they don’t track in any pesticides. Related posts: 5 Ways to Reduce Your Debt. If you use paint for a number of projects and crafts around the house, some green alternatives could be useful there as well.

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Health Home Green Painting 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Step platform with 2 steps – purchased at a garage sale for $2. Get Out of Debt…Sleep Debt That Is. 3 sets of hand weights – a velcro strap on set of 1 pounders; a set of 8 pounders and a set of 10 pounders – purchased new about 20 years ago – sorry I don’t remember what I spent. 7 Free Ways to Lose Weight.

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At Home Home Work At&T 198

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

This is our very last non-mortgage loan and we send an extra payment every month as part of our Debt Freedom Plan. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. I’ll apply that money to the debt. You can read my original post: Our Debt Freedom Plan Begins. 2017 Update.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2011

Improvements (such as a new garage or patio) or deterioration (such as hail damage to your siding). Related posts: The ABC’s of Debt Reduction. What can cause assessed value to change? Real estate market movement. How do I know if assessed value has changed?

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Real Estate Taxes Office Property Taxes 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

I pick up a lot of them at garage sales for 25 cents to a $1. I’m always on the look out for investment books I haven’t yet read. One I obtained in that manner is “The Sound Mind Investing Handbook” by Austin Pryor. My copy has a copyright date of 2008.

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401K Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

You can use the difference in income to pay off debt, save or invest. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. 20 Tips for Frugal Living. Living frugally allows you to not only spend less than what you earn, but also allows you to earn less.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

You must control your debt. You must persist in living below your means to stay out of debt and save. Each new property adds both debt and income as well as future equity. Garage Sale Results Well, the last two weekends of ours have been busy to say the least. We hosted two garage sales in. Persistence.

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Making Real Estate Garage Sale Debt 229

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A family picture with my parents His degree took 5 years, and during those 8 years of essentially being a 1-income couple with kids after 10 years of being a 2-income couple with no kids, they’d racked up $30k in credit card debt because they didn’t adjust their spending to their change in circumstances.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

How often do you find yourself purging your closets and cleaning out the garage, selling or donating things that you bought on a whim and never really used? There’s no shame in ditching the second car and going down to a one car family to save money, pay back debt, or because you simply can’t afford the extras.

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Budgeting Budget May Lunch 245

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

These things can hurt your credit score or impact your debt-to-income ratio, which can imperil your final loan approval. Make sure you’re given all house keys, entry codes and garage door openers before leaving the closing. Keep your finances and credit in good shape from preapproval until closing day.

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Real Estate Buy Buying Credit 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Sure you know you are in debt over your head. So you continue to get further in debt as you continue to spend. What is the one thing you are refusing to give up that would help you pay off your debt? You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. You won’t make any sacrifices.

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Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Staying out of debt was/is very important to me & miraculously I have succeeded this far, praise God. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing. Those skills/needs became vital in my marriage as the spouse was chronically ill with astronomical medical bills & expensive tastes.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We didn’t have a clothes dryer.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

He got his roofing urges out when he build our garage last year though!) Once I was out of college, without debt, I had the freedom to make choices about what I would do and where I would work. I’m not sure if being frugal is easy for me, just habit. Is there anything unique about frugal living in your area? That is priceless.

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

The Debt Princess: The Kool-Aid Effect: The Relationship Between the Poor & Nutrition – A look into how the working poor are eating unhealthy. Debt consolidation loans help minimize the payment you have to pay, which was a huge help back when I was a broke college graduate. My student loans stand at approximately $22,550.

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Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2016

Paying extra on your debt each period and then not incurring new debt. Buying personal finance books at garage sales and reading them one after another to make sure you have a basis of knowledge on money management. Depositing part of your check in the bank for savings before you spend it on anything else.

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Goals Friends And Family Sale Money Activism 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Some platforms invest in equity (stock), while others invest in debt. Generally, stock offers high returns in exchange for more risk, while debt offers lower returns in exchange for less risk. In addition, real estate is typically funded with high levels of debt financing, making it more susceptible to any economic downturn.

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Money Making Real Estate Rent 52