Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2013

We’ve reduced the amount of red meat that we eat, increased the natural produce we enjoy, and started paying attention to our choices when we eat out. My husband has started paying attention, too, and that has made the whole journey much easier, since we are doing it together. Get Healthy'

Finance 212

Finance Nutrition Money Motivation 212

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 4, 2014

This motivated Jon to not ever feel like he had to keep working at a job that he was clearly overwhelmed by just because he couldn’t afford to do anything else. This meant moving to a less expensive rental, cutting cable and changing our eating-out and entertainment habits. I probably said to much as it is!

Debt Free 243

Debt Free Debt Goals Student 243

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Many of us eat out of boredom or other emotions and aren’t necessarily hungry as such. Before you automatically reach for something to eat, ask yourself whether you’re actually hungry. The key is not to go overboard or you’ll quickly undo your hard work during the rest of the week. Are you really hungry?

Wellness 199

Wellness Swap Motivation Consumer 199

For the Mommas

AUGUST 29, 2016

This children’s book will motivate the kids to take responsibility and keep their room organized. If you’re like me, you are continually searching for quick and easy low cost healthy ways to eat. The cost of eating out adds up and is probably not as healthy as food we can make at home.

Recipes 40

Recipes San Francisco Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Eating out a few times a month. Identify Your Money Motivations When you are trying to improve your financial situation, one of the moves to make is to change the way. Action figures, which my husband likes to collect. Travel, which my son and I enjoy. Those four items enrich our lives, and help us live the lifestyle we want.

Emergency Fund 202

Emergency Fund Budgeting Budget Psychology 202

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 11, 2016

I’ve tried to exercise on and off over the years, but I always get burnt out and NEVER had any fun. So the idea of starting to work out to lose weight did not motivate me, but after the initial cleanse helped me lose some weight, I was motivated to change the way I eat to lose weight.

Food and Drink 40

Food and Drink The Biggest Loser Lunch Lunches 40

Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Meal Planning can be done in many different ways and customized to however your family eats. Your meal planning schedule can be adapted to your families needs and you’ll soon see that you will save not only more time, but money on eating out and wasted food ingredients. Creating The Board.

Menu Planning 92

Menu Planning Menu Plans Meals Dinner 92

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. Sell stuff, say no to vacations and eating out, and just get through this time. We sold EVERYTHING! We were sticky on a spending freeze.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Drinking water when you eat out. We eat steak all year long (for a fairly good price). And we order chicken when we eat out (because steak in restaurants isn’t as good as Drew’s grilling). Underbuying things that are temporary, lose value, and to test out. So we think thats a good christmas gift.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Finds Home 100

Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I was very motivated after my previous weeks weight-loss. I love Nutrisystem, but I do realize that I sometime need to eat out away from the security of the Nutrisystem food. Total Weight Loss: 47.0 lbs as of last week. Week number nine started pretty well. This weekend presented a few challenges.

Food and Wine 63

Food and Wine Food and Drink Wine Dinner 63

Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

I am trying to make this goal come true by feeding my family healthy foods whenever I am able and making better choices for everyone when we do eat out. Keeping a written record of how you’re doing will keep your resolution top of mind and motivate you to continue to make changes. • One Step at a Time.

Giveaway 105

Giveaway Goals Consumer San Francisco 105

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 6, 2013

We didn’t do any eating out this week which was great! As the end of my second week on Nutrisystem comes to pass, I am as motivated and excited as I was on day one. I have come to the realization that the seven different times I eat during the day really helps the weight loss. Total Weight Loss: 22.4

Food and Drink 76

Food and Drink Fuel Lunch Lunches 76

Nicoles Nickels

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Jamie and I have gotten into a great Nutrisystem groove with our meals and dinner, which we used to complain about or just eat out or get take out to make easier, now just takes a few minutes to prepare! Nutrisystem is all about making their plan fit you and your life the best way they can.

Fuel 61

Fuel Dinner Meals At&T 61

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 27, 2013

It’s so much easier at home when I can control more how my food is cooked but eating out is a part of life! This is a main reason why Nutrisystem is working for me, it makes me have to go out of my way to make a bad choice. I wanted to talk about my new love for greek yogurt. As I mentioned previously, I am a chef.

Fuel 79

Fuel Food and Drink Cake Wellness 79

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Then the iPhone came out, and I figure other people might like to obsessively check their progress as much as I did, so I created Pay Off Debt , an app to help people keep track of their debt snowball and stay motivated. I want people to be inspired every time they checked their phone, so that’s why the icon for it says PAID!

Debt 236

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

But, I’m convinced that celebrating success is much more motivating than punishing yourself for real or imagined failures. Eating out less. Didn’t eat out. Thinking about your success makes you feel good. It makes you think, “Hey, if I did that today, I could do it again tomorrow too.&#.

Debt 113

Debt Eating Out Bills Cooking At Home 113

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

We will need to cut back on dining out, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat at restaurants this year. I’ll do my best to follow my own advice, 10 Ways to Save When Eating Out , and we will bring snacks, bag lunches, and drinks on road and errand trips to save money. Start college funds for our two girls.

Financial Goals 113

Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

But there is no way you are going to give up cable, the cell phone, eating out or your gym membership. Be very clear of your motives before buying something. Look at your part of the situation and move forward. You won’t make any sacrifices. Sure you know you are in debt over your head. You are competitive.

Money 203

Money Debt Finance Credit Cards 203

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Those are all great ideas, but one company is taking it a step further to help motivate us. MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. After checking and rechecking and I discover the real cost of eating out!

Credit Cards 220

Credit Cards Credit Finance Personal Finance 220

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

We dramatically reduced our spending by cutting our cable TV and landline , shopping thrifty, eating out less often , and lowering our grocery bill. However, we have one non-mortgage loan left, the behemoth student loan that I was hoping to pay off in 2016. We made a lot of changes since 2013.

Debt 100

Debt 2017 Student 2016 100

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Everyone had unique motivation for working towards debt freedom: Jackie and her husband were sick of the stress that goes along with money issues. Eating out daily will add up. Acadia and her family sold their house and moved into an apartment that they can pay for out of one paycheck with money leftover.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

It took me five years to pay off my debt but two of those years I had a job loss, I was taking care of my grandparents and I had lost my motivation and drive to pay off the debt. Stop eating out – it’s so much better for your wallet and your waistline to cook at home. I had planned to pay it all off in 2.5

Credit Cards 100

Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

If you’re spending too much at restaurants, read: 15 Smart Tips to Save Money When Eating Out . I would never tell someone to cancel the gym membership if they use it, and if you do use a gym membership, find out how my husband got a FREE family gym membership. But if you have a membership, but don’t use it, CANCEL.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133