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What Has Your Money Done for You Lately?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When you think about money as a tool, an as a means to an end, it doesn’t make sense to let it sit idle. It’s one thing to have a couple thousand dollars in an emergency fund. You could flip a house, or buy a multi-family complex and rent out the units. What has my money done for me lately? Invest that Money.

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You CAN Choose Wealth

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Some, to be sure, get lucky and win a lottery, or are born into a wealthy family. Get your family on board. Should you spend the money on that new flat screen and sound bar, or save it for the emergency fund? Educate yourself and your family in personal finance concepts. We have to choose wealth.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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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. If they are, you can consider putting the extra funds into an emergency fund, pay off a credit card, or save for another financial goal.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Kristen from My Dollar Plan reminds us Why You Should Tell Your Family About Your Debt. I know our families all talk pretty open about money issues so that we can help and support each other. I know our families all talk pretty open about money issues so that we can help and support each other. I totally agree.

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How Angela & Jeff paid off $58,000 of Debt in 2 Years

Family Balance Sheet

Tell us about you and your family. I’m a Grade 7 teacher and my husband is a Mac Tools distributor. 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. Where are you from?

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Find out how Charissa and Her Husband Paid Off $7665 of Debt and Cash Flowed College

Family Balance Sheet

Tell us about you and your family. The next goals in line would be to build up a 3 month emergency fund and save enough money to replace my car. Cutting expenses, bringing in more income, following a budget are all tools you can use to become debt free. Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. Where are you from?

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60+ Frugal Tips To Help You Save Money!

Saving Everyday

Five Ways to Build Your Emergency Fund FAST! 5 Tech Tools to Help Make Saving Money Easier by Two Kids & A Coupon. 10 Tips for getting Family Travel Deals by Pays2Save. by Deals From MS Do. 5 Ways to Save Money In The Home by Living A Frugal Life. 7 Easy Ways to Save on Travel by Living A Frugal Life.