Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2013

Personal financiers will frequently advise that you have an emergency fund of 3-6 months of expenses in your bank account at all times. Saving up this chunk of change can take a long period of time, especially if you have a high expense to income ratio, which many people do (especially if you’re paying down debt). .

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

The cost of college education is crushing and many parents feel compelled to assist or pay for the entire tuition. This leaves not much left to save for retirement. ” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

The post How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. “The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates a sense of order, trains forethought, and so broadens the mind.” ” – T.T. Munger As T.T. Believe me!

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Most people want to get out of debt, while others want to save for their children’s college educations or a new home. Income should include all funds from paychecks, government assistance, annuity payments and so forth. Build a Budget & Emergency Fund. Never Pass up Free Money. Create Milestones.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Because we only have a week to show results, and because savings account interest rates have been near zero each year since camps started, I have routinely given the jar 50% interest. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2012

We are very excited about the possibility of being completely debt-free and there are two things that have made it a possibility: (1) We made a very conscious decision 10 years ago to buy a house below our means and (2) we made a risky decision 18 months ago to convert our mortgage to a HELOC. Start a Car Replacement Savings Account.

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