Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 25, 2014
These are lessons that I try to impress upon my son because I don’t want him to make the same mistakes I made 15 years ago. I’m trying to be a little more hands-on with my son, and talk more openly about money (which is something that didn’t happen much in my parents’ home.
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. We want an emergency fund. Travel, which my son and I enjoy. My spending plan is fairly easy to stick to. First, it involves automation.
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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. Money is automatically deposited into the retirement and emergency fund accounts, as well as to my son’s 529. I want to have good experiences with the people I love.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 30, 2013
My son knows that there are two meeting points out (depending on whether he leaves out the front or out the back) in our neighborhood. If your emergency is strictly financial (and even if it has a physical component to it), you should be ready with a liquid emergency fund.
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. My father-in-law lined up his grown sons and daughters to chip into a fund, from which he bought stock.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 4, 2014
Our son was growing, and we knew we wanted to provide him with extracurricular activities that made sense for him — music and sports and scouting. 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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 20, 2014
It’s one thing to have a couple thousand dollars in an emergency fund. I also find that putting my money to work for extracurricular activities for my son, and for cultural experiences like plays and concerts, are investments in my lifestyle. Instead, you want to put that money to work for you so that you can enjoy life.
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