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. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? I’m a geek, he’s not.

November 188

November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2011

Personal Finance by the Book shares with us the nuts and bolts of budgeting and how we can be best equipped to manage our money better. The Digerati Life shares with us 7 tax strategies that we can actually do all year long. Bucksome Boomer tells us how we can revolutionize our finances when it comes to insurance. Reducing Debt.

January 124

January Emergency Fund Personal Finance Finance 124

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

Many years ago, our cash flow sucked, we put Christmas on a credit card, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay for a large tax bill. A budget might not change your circumstances, especially if the problem is income, but a budget will help prioritize the funds that are available. ” We’ve been there too.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 4, 2013

Timing Matters in Finances. The reason for having these measures is to prevent me from having to constantly fiddle with some of my automatic transfers to my emergency fund, retirement account, and quarterly estimated tax fund. And that can make a difference.

Emergency Fund 243

Emergency Fund Money Bills Credit Cards 243

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 27, 2012

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. Also include an emergency fund and contributions to a retirement account, even if just small amounts at first. So, how did you do?

Emergency Fund 212

Emergency Fund Credit Cards Budgeting Budget 212

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

I had good tax returns due to high with holdings (lesson learned). Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? I’m working on baby step 3 (3-6 months emergency fund) while paying cash for my new home projects.

Debt Free 235

Debt Free Debt Mom Goals 235

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

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. We got an unexpected tax return, which of course went toward the loans. Once we both took a look at our budget and finances, it was clear what we needed to do.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. emergency fund, so we started throwing what little extra we had straight. towards debt.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances. As part of his baby steps, he does not advocate contributing to retirement until after you’ve paid off non-mortgage debts and saved 3-6 months of expenses in an emergency fund. We increased our income.

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

It’s important to be on the same page as your spouse about finances. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? For the first few years of our marriage, Ryan handled the finances. So he was paying over $2200.00

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Pay Off Debt Finds 100