Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Hello and welcome to this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. If any of you have seen me host carnivals before you know that I like to add in some funny clips about personal finance for your enjoyment. Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free. I love this list.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The post Managing Family Finances: Tips and Strategies for a Better Financial Future appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. Family finances can be tricky! Provide your family with a desirable quality of life while still ensuring that your family’s finances are secure for the future. I would know.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. We reduced our spending where we could, but the money to pay any shortfall each month came from our emergency fund. How Much Do You Need in an Emergency Fund?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

He makes it really simple and you should Google it if you haven’t heard of his steps. Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. Prioritize.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. We don’t intentionally make mistakes but sometimes we cannot see any way out of our current position. Lack of An Emergency Fund .

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. It’s hard to change and improve your finances if you have no idea where you currently stand. Use my Family Balance Sheet excel spreadsheet to help you organize your finances. Start Saving for your Emergency Fund TODAY! It is a lot.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. Advantages of Paying Off Debt From a purely financial point of view, it makes more sense to focus on debt payoff rather than directing available cash to a savings account. From a personal point of view, I much prefer living debt free. What gives?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2013

I am hoping to get a few moments to compose myself this weekend but I am not making any promises. Working to build your emergency fund? Read up on emergency fund basics at Money Smart Guides. PET Archives: How to make your own clothes. The house stuff, time with the hubby, other home commitments etc.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. To complete the trusts picture make sure you review A Matter of Trusts part 1 and 2!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. How is it possible that a couple making $200K don’t know where $60K is going every year?

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

But I personally don’t want to be any body’s slave and the total debt payment we make every month is astounding. Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that they must be seen as one. I refer to it often when we need to make financial decisions. A business loan?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This is not to say you should turn into an extreme couponing person, although if you can make it happen, more power to you. Medical emergencies, car emergencies, or family situations may arise where you need to dip into your emergency fund. Rather, you are looking to cut the cost of your grocery bill.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

But calling it a spending plan makes me feel better. The spending plan terminology, though, makes me feel as though I am in charge of what’s happening with my money. We want an emergency fund. It’s more of a mindset thing. Instead, I have a spending plan mentality. My husband, with his Ph.D.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 23, 2015

Make sure that is what you want. If you are married, make sure you talk the money talk, frequently, with your spouse. 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. How can you choose wealth?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. But, with each of the above, you lose the use of that money and often have little chance of even getting it back, let alone making it grow.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I interviewed several personal finance bloggers that have conquered their past financial goals and continue to challenge themselves going forward. His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income. Make a commitment. . Make it visual. M = Make it MEASURABLE. She hit that goal in September 2016.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2016

Much of the information in it is basic personal finance guidance (with a biblical twist). Digging into this formula investment technique (which is similar to dollar cost averaging), led me to the re-discovery of multiple other types of formulas and techniques which are supposed to help us make our money grow.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Start an Emergency Fund One of the biggest things you can do to help avoid disasters is to create an emergency fund. This is a reserve of money for emergencies; leave it alone and don’t go dipping into it for general spending. A diversified mutual fund is an excellent way to achieve a diversified portfolio.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

I guess I have been making an effort to notice the great things in my life lately and it has been paying off; I go through most days feeling really content and happy. So, are you going to make an effort to smile more? Bucksome Boomer tells us how we can revolutionize our finances when it comes to insurance. Author Unknown.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2012

These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author’s main goals in life is spending less money on stuff and more money travelling. If I had a nickel for every person who went on an exotic holiday and financed it, I’d have enough to fund the sequel to Dude Where’s My Car.

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