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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Dinner time can be stressful for everyone. As my kids have grown, I have expanded my work hours at our office and by the end of the week, I’m too cooked to cook , so take out it is! We did this and realized that we have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney +, and Sling TV—and my kids want HBO Max.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Now I’m living on the small acreage that I was raised on (which is now smack dab in the middle of town & 2 miles from work) with my mom & my two kids, 15 & 8. We teamwork together to homeschool-I was homeschooled until nursing school, and I am privileged to be teaching my kids & have my mom assist on the days I work.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Companies Exploit International Workers – Lack of Fair Wages posted at Provident Plan , saying, “Learn more about Infosys and why U.S. Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. companies should not treat workers this way.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Peggy: Well, probably some of the same ones being espoused now (maybe our kids did pick up on some of our examples!). I even made the kid’s play dough and finger paint. Instead of spending his birthday check for $10, my husband put it in savings – every single time. We changed our own oil and rotated our own tires.

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