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Do-It-Yourself & Save | 31 Days to Find $1000

Family Balance Sheet

There are two schools of thought when hiring someone else to do a task that you are capable of: (1) you’re saving yourself time and therefore you can be productive in other areas or (2) you can do the task yourself and keep the money to yourself. Today’s challenge: Do-It-Yourself & Save.

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Free Home Depot Kids Workshop – Goal Post Football Game

For the Mommas

This month’s project is a free Goal Post Football Game. Workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills, tool safety and instill a sense of pride. The post Free Home Depot Kids Workshop – Goal Post Football Game appeared first on For the Mommas. and accomplishment. • pin and certificate of achievement. . •

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How to Get Somebody Else Interested in Budgeting

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I picked something I knew that he wanted (a canoe) and pitched the idea of budgeting as a method to meet the goal of buying one. Instead of just showing them a budget you have already made, ask for their input and work with them instead of by yourself. Get Them Dreaming. I was a bit sneaky with this, but it worked nonetheless.

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16 Best IRA Accounts of December 2023

Savings Corner

If you’re a do-it-yourself investor who plans to open an IRA at a broker, make sure you pick a broker with no trading commissions (or a high number of commission-free ETFs and no-transaction-fee mutual funds) and low transfer and other fees. Ideally, you’re investing in mutual funds with an expense ratio of less than about 0.5%.

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Free Kindle eBooks: Minimalist Living, The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook and More

For the Mommas

Minimalist Living covers not only techniques for decluttering, but how doing so can fill your newfound space with meaningful activities that add joy to your life and support your goals. Home Remedies: Do It Yourself Alternative by Anna Mak. Well, now you can!

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

12 – Do It Yourself. If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. You just need some imagination and a nose for free family fun. Put the money in your emergency fund instead.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

10 – Do It Yourself. If you have a big financial goal, think about how much you pay someone to do something that you are capable of doing yourself. You just need some imagination and a nose for free family fun. Put the money in your emergency fund instead.