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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

We don’t live super frugally, but we do live well within our means and try not to be wasteful with our resources. I decided I was better off trading in the fancy car, but doubled down on poor car choices by getting a brand-new, completely unpractical sports car. I hope I can teach my kids as well as my parents taught me.

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5 Investment Strategies For The Wary Beginner

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

An index fund follows the assets on a particular index, so as long as the index does well, so do you. You can also find index funds that follow bonds, as well as those that can provide income by following dividend stock indexes. Exchange-traded funds are a lot like index funds. Investing is often seen as a daunting task.

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10 Best Low-Risk Investments In April 2024

Savings Corner

The trade-off, of course, is that in lowering risk exposure, investors are likely to earn lower returns over the long run. Some banks also hit you with a loss of a portion of principal as well, so it’s important to read the rules and check CD rates before you invest. But when inflation falls, the bond’s payment falls as well.

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Whole Foods: Coffee for $.25 in September

Saving With Shellie

These luxurious soaps are made with rich, moisturizing, fair-trade shea butter from women’s cooperatives in Togo, Africa. Don’t miss out on their i n-store coupons as well! Get Alaffia GoodSoap Bars for just $1 per bar or $3 per trio pack! Find more Great Deals happening now. The post Whole Foods: Coffee for $.25

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How to Calculate Home Equity

Savings Corner

You can determine your level of equity on your own, as well. When you input your address in an online estimator, the dollar amount you’ll get is an estimate of the property’s fair market value , which might not be the same as the home’s appraised value. Here’s how. You can find out how much your home is worth using a number of methods.

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Calendar of Environmental Events Around the World

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

World Fair Trade Day – Around 100,000 people attend hundreds of celebrations to promote Fair Trade and campaign for trade justice together with farmers & artisans. Global Wind Day -June 15 – A worldwide event for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world.

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Using One Natural Cleaner To Clean Everything

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can buy large bottles of it, dilute it, and use it to clean not only your house, but your body as well. Organic, Fair Trade, easy on the environment – it doesn’t get much better than that. It’s what I use in the shower in place of regular soap and shampoo.)

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