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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

We gave up cable many years ago , but realize now we simply traded one cable bill into TOO many subscriptions. Another friend sells her homemade artisan bread and another friend sells hand-sewn dolls at craft fairs. This is an area that I also need to review. Barter your gym membership! Do you have a gym membership? What is your craft?

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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. You dont have to be rich to take a trip or go on a vacation, but they do cost money. companies should not treat workers this way. ” That concludes this edition.

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Stocking the Gift Pantry with Uncommon Goods

Frugal Luxuries

Each kit includes everything you''ll need to make your very own moisturizing lip balm from Fair Trade cocoa butter and organic spearmint essential oil, for a delectable and refreshing fusion of chocolate and mint. This is how I like to spend my money.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Used bookstores, fair trade products, and locally sourced food/baskets/pottery are favorites, in addition to monthly outings with my kids. Do you have any tips for frugal travel or vacations? In my first year of marriage, I listened to unwise counsel & spent money willy-nilly, the stuff just disappeared like water.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. Taking a vacation – well, we only went on 3 trips in our 15 years. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. We saved and saved and saved.

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