Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

The money advice I would give a younger version of myself falls into two categories: “What were you thinking?” By then, I was married, raising a toddler, our family was paying down debt and I was practicing much better financial discipline. Don’t Give Your Future Self More to Be Upset About.

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Money Giving Las Vegas Credit Card Rewards 209

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. This week I am reminding you all about those special people in your life- your family. It was during this rather taxing weekend that I was reminded of how great a loving family can be. Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans.

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Personal Finance Finance Family Debt 240

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Because we wanted to get out of debt as fast as possible, we stopped saving money after we had an emergency fund in place. An emergency fund with 6-8 months’ worth of expenses it.

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Debt Free Debt Emergency Fund Finance 241

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. Day 1: Create Your Own Family Balance Sheet. Day 3: I took 4 days off due to an unexpected family emergency. Day 13: Create an Emergency Fund. Day 14: Create a Gift Giving Fund.

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Finance Organic Organization Emergency Fund 124

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

1 – Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. Dave Ramsey suggests to have a starter emergency fund of $1000 while focusing on paying off non-mortgage debt. We have definitely dipped into this fund often, so I’m glad I strayed from his advice here. 5 – Cash flow a family trip to celebrate. .

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 21, 2021

Your first assignment: Take the first step and calculate your debts by using my FREE Family Balance Sheet. The link will give you all of the information you need to complete the sheet. A leaky roof was one of the priorities to give you an idea. However, there were also things that we didn’t give up.

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Debt Goals Debt Free Pay Off Debt 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

I have tried to do some reading this week which I have highlighted below: Great Reads From The Blogosphere: Despite 2012 being over, Invest It Wisely’s idea to fight the winter blues by giving to causes you believe in is a sure-fire way to ensure you’re on your way to a fantastic 2013. Working to build your emergency fund?

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Emergency Fund Debt Student Fridays 193

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It was my goal to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family by the end of the month. Day 1: Create Your Own Family Balance Sheet. Day 3: I took 4 days off due to an unexpected family emergency. Day 10: Create a Personal Escrow Fund. Day 13: Create an Emergency Fund. I had high hopes.

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Finance Organic Organization Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 15, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, the two of us estimated that it would be about a year before the van rolled 100,000 miles thus giving me 12 months to save for the service. Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances.

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Finance Organic Organization Emergency Fund 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2014

Traditional investment advice says that you shouldn’t invest in the market until you are financially stable, have an emergency fund and have taken care of other basics, such as insurance of all kinds, debt removal and etc. Better Investing can give you some tips on how to join or start such a club.

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Emergency Fund Debt Money Father 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

My retirement account contribution, emergency fund contribution, car payments, utility bills, and mortgage are all set up so that they are paid automatically each month. Of course, this spending plan method only works in my family because our wants are fairly modest so we don’t exceed our income each month.

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Emergency Fund Budgeting Budget Psychology 202

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

Becoming debt free became appealing and the idea of being able give more, save more and live more took my breath away. Save $$$ Home Emergency Fund – Dave suggests to start at $1000, but being self-employed, ours is much higher, but it is not quite 3-6 months of expenses. We will cash flow a FAMILY TRIP TO DISNEY.

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Debt Money Emergency Fund Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 30, 2015

Increase our emergency fund to 6 months of expenses. Contribute to our retirement funds. Celebrate debt freedom with a big family trip to Hawaii or Paris. Continue to live debt free with the ability to travel more, give more, pursue our passions. Celebrate with a trip to Walt Disney World. Start saving for college.

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Financial Goals Debt Goals Emergency Fund 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

If you identify that you might be heading for financial disaster like I was, we’ll give you strategies to turn things around. Difficulty meeting basic family needs Counting on tax returns or pay increases to ease your financial situation Lying about spending or anything else to do with finances. The second step is to make some changes.

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Emergency Fund Credit Cards Budgeting Budget 212

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2014

I like travel, I feel it’s important to set money aside for retirement and my son’s college education, and I like charitable giving. But I also have bills to pay and it’s important to buy healthy foods for my family to eat. I want to have good experiences with the people I love. must be paid.

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Budgeting Budget Work Making 218

Saving In Akron

MARCH 9, 2011

So my day went something like this – hubby woke me at 6:00 am to tell me there's water in the family room. Get home and finally finish cleaning up the mess in the family room. I really appreciated hearing from real people (not actors) who could give me their honest opinion based on their experiences. I paid cash.

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Emergency Fund Daughter Cars Car 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Make a list of all of the family and friends you buy for and how much you usually spend. In addition, don’t forget other people you may give a little extra to like your mailman, hair dresser, and child care provider, to name a few. Estimate how much you’ll need. See if there are any places you can cut costs.

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Holiday Emergency Fund Homemade Eating Out 169

Penny Pinchin' Mom

JANUARY 16, 2024

However, if you have been following me, you know that I am quite serious about finding ways to not only get out of debt but also how to create a budget (and stick to it) as well as how to save money without necessarily depriving your family of the quality of life they deserve. I send in $50 every month to each of their accounts.

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Personal Finance Finance Tips Finance Mom 52

For the Mommas

JANUARY 19, 2016

Add to Your Emergency Fund. An emergency fund can never have too much money in it. If you have an emergency fund to add to, then add to it. The sooner you begin contributing to your retirement fund, the longer it has time to grow. Finally, give yourself permission to enjoy a bit of your refund.

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Taxes Emergency Fund Debt Money 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

Ultimately, if you were the person responsible for paying the bills in your home, and you didn’t have much of an emergency fund in place, there’s a chance that you’ll need to seek out the assistance of a personal loan between you and your partner until you get back on your feet.

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Hunts Emergency Fund Re-use At&T 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

We knew we wanted to save for retirement, and that we wanted to keep giving to charity. This means that after we take care of retirement and emergency fund contributions, and after everything else is taken care of, we have enough to do what we like. We sat down and decided what our priorities would be.

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San Francisco Emergency Fund Money Utah 248

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

You have to refrain from giving into your temptations to withdraw the money, otherwise it will never add up. Medical emergencies, car emergencies, or family situations may arise where you need to dip into your emergency fund. It is challenging to save, and it does take diligence. Share your ideas below!

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Bank Banking Money Saving 265

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Tell us about you and your family. you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. in our local church, and giving to others in need. to be able to go on a family missions trip.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Travel, buy fun stuff, give gifts, help others, work if I feel like it and not if I don’t, etc. Building an emergency fund also helps enormously. She blogs at The Debt Myth.

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Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Financial Goals 236

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Whether you are looking to save extra money for your emergency fund and potential unexpected expense, a new kitchen, or your kids’ college tuition—you name it—you will require self-discipline and a plan to reach any financial goal. Go Generic This is a trick our mothers used to save money and still give us what we needed at home.

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Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

You have to give it space and time (lots of time) to grow into a huge money producer. He never earned more than $46,000 per year, but he turned that into several million dollars, most of which he’s giving away. One way to do this in a two income family is to live off of one income and bank the other. You can do this.

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Virginia Money Real Estate Growing 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Personal Finance Whiz : What Is An Emergency Fund? One of the major components of being financially fit is to have an emergency fund. Family Money Values: Who Manages Your Money? Free Money Wisdom: The Trouble with Tithing Giving can be done in ways that don’t involve the transfer of money.

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October 2011 Finance Personal Finance 200

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Jacki, from The Debt Myth , stresses to give yourself a break, because YOU get to decide what’s right for your life. Will it be your spouse, coworkers, family, a Facebook support group? Give yourself a challenging deadline and to stay motivated towards your goal and attach a reward for hitting the deadline. Author unknown.

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Financial Goals Goals Debt Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

What We Won’t Give Up. My motto has always been “living well on less” and now it will be “living well on (even) less” However, there are a few things that we will not give up so I will need to add to our budget. The post Our Big Financial Goal for 2016 appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2012

I’m half expecting all my friends and family to show up at my house and have an intervention, in an attempt to get my love of finance blogs under control. They’re great at giving advice on stuff like frugality, extra income, budgets and emergency funds, but most lack in the area of investments.

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Finance Emergency Fund Re-use Simple 187

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

She writes about family, finances and faith at her blog, Principles of Increase. Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We are a musical family and love plugging into our urban community through volunteering and mentoring local youth.

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Debt Debt Free Las Vegas Finance 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I wasn’t comfortable keeping only $1,000 in an emergency fund with two little ones and just one income, so we didn’t follow that part of his plan. She writes at Growing Slower.

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Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Money Talks Coaching: Finding Your Emergency Fund – I hear you saying “I know emergency funds are important, but how am I supposed to save money when I can’t even pay my bills?” Today I’m going to talk about getting those emergency funds going. Smart Family Finance: Is Your Budget Easy to Beat?

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Tell us about you and your family. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. I knew that we had to do something different because we made a decent family income, but had nothing to show for it except for the mountain of bills that I had laid out in front of me.

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. What We Won’t Give Up: My motto has always been “living well on less” and now it will be “living well on (even) less”. Family Camping to Watkins Glen KOA.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. It has served me well over the years, eventually leading to my current position of financial freedom. My grown kids are also savers and I have high hopes that the grandchildren will follow their example. Saving first can help you avoid usury interest rates.

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Money Saving Money Lowes Grandchildren 124

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I was born frugal, into a super frugal family. It clicked with me early (as we saw above) so anything that smacks of poor management gives me hives. We have sheep, an old goat, chickens, guineas, dogs & cats.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 180