Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 9, 2013

As I was clipping the grass around the trees with hand clippers just now, it occurred to me that this was a task I used to have as a child. I learned that if I worked, I earned and therefore could save, spend or give my own money. They didn’t use credit (I’m not even sure they ever had a mortgage!) They were savers.

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Used Parenting Credit Cards Debt 228

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 17, 2015

A 2014 Money article What It Means to Be Middle Class Today reported that: “Jerry Love, who runs a certified public accountant firm in Abilene, Texas, and works with the middle class and the fabulously wealthy, says he has clients earning $300,000 to $400,000 annually who nonetheless consider themselves middle class.”

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Polls New York City Wichita Debt 100

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Only 32 percent of Americans prepare a monthly budget, according to a Gallup poll taken in June 2013. Creating a short-term budget and long-term financial plan can not only help you get out of debt once and for all, but they can also guide you to economic independence and prosperity. Never Pass up Free Money. Create Milestones.

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Emergency Fund Goals 2008 Debt 71