Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. 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.

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Money Saving Money Lowes Grandchildren 124

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

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

There are, however, two catches: Low-risk investments earn lower returns than you could find elsewhere with risk; and inflation can erode the purchasing power of money stashed in low-risk investments. It’s also why low-risk plays make for better short-term investments or a stash for your emergency fund.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

We have all heard that age old adage “save your pennies for a rainy day,” but many of us never do it. Saving money can be a bit of a difficult challenge, especially if you are in a household that lives paycheck to paycheck like so many do. Many people think that it is too hard to put money away.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

After years of scrimping and saving and not spending extra money on things, we have achieved the biggest financial goal we have ever set for ourselves in our 19 years of marriage. 1 – Save a starter Home Emergency Fund. I could hardly focus on anything else on that Friday and I shed some tears.

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 26, 2014

Take a financial inventory for the last two months to determine how much money you have coming in and where it is going. 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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Emergency Fund Goals 2008 Debt 71

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. in our local church, and giving to others in need. When my husband and I got married, we were making hardly any money. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money. first about any money that was spent. Where are you from?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

A surprising amount of North Americans are not putting money away consistently for retirement. With just one emergency such as a car breaking down or, in the US, a medical bill, many could be in a very precarious position. I know how hard it is to start saving. I know how hard it is to start saving. Found Money.

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Building Emergency Fund Money Savings Account 225

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

2 – Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. We blew through our health savings account, and now need to save another $10k so we’re not caught off guard if another emergency were to happen. We will control our money, rather than our money controlling us.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113