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Money Matters: End of Year Personal Finance Checklist

Motherhood Moments

He is able to speak about the banking industry, interest rate market, and general financial/economic questions. With more than three in four Americans (77% ) anxious about their financial situations, many are ready to head into the new year with new found freedom. Jeff is available virtually or over email/phone. Thanks for reading!

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Money Matters: How to Prepare Your Finances for a Recession

Motherhood Moments

As Americans assess their financial situations following a challenging year, several economic signs — including continued high interest rates and lingering inflation — are still warning of a possible recession sometime in 2023. An emergency fund is vital regardless of the larger economic climate. Prepare for the unexpected.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Forty-one percent of adults in the United States gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling). According to the resolution: Twenty-five.6

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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So often, being environmentally friendly and saving money go hand in hand. That’s good for the Earth and for personal finances. Here are some simple things our family does to be more environmentally friendly and to save money: 1. Hang clothes to dry. Instead, we have two large clothes drying racks in the basement.

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Save Money with Geothermal Heat

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The collector system costs money, how much depends on many factors. They degrade over time and they don’t save you that much money. Fact: There are a few rare expections where geothermal isn’t economically or physically feasible. Are You Wasting Valuable Energy and Money? What’s not to like?

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How to Teach Your Kids About Money and Business – Take A Family Field Trip

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They also lack much of an idea about how money itself is made, stored and distributed. Talk about what each person is doing, such as taking the orders, entering them into the computer so the people filling them know what to do, taking the money, making the french fries or hamburgers, sweeping the floors or cleaning the bathrooms.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

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Budgeting and Economics. Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes.

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