Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

“Other things equal, an increase in the stock market makes people wealthier. With interest rates so low, why not spend now, using debt, instead of waiting for inflation and higher interest rates to kick in and raise the price of goods and services. In general, the wealthier people are, the more they spend.”

Spendthrift 100

Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 8, 2011

This, apparently, is due to the fact that individuals won't be paying into Social Security in 2011 (which, honestly, seems rather inadvisable given the sorry state of our Social Security system, but I'm not making the decisions in D.C., before my spendthrift side can get its grubby paws on it. Subscribe to Finally Frugal.

Frugal 45

Frugal Spendthrift Debt Recession 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 29, 2014

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.

Spendthrift 170

Spendthrift Debt Marshalls Credit Cards 170

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. 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. The Spectrum Group.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213