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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We planted, tended and harvested from a vegetable garden even when we rented a quadraplex. So do finances. If you give the same care to you finances that you give your garden, both should grow. It’s the same way with finances. Discuss and agree on financial goals within your family. Use good stock.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. They are also there working with you to help you reach your goals; even those financial goals. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Watch out! , What do you think?

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Do you pay for water

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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Renting, not having super nice furniture or cars, having mismatched dishes and bedding. Who handles the day-to-day finances in your home or do you work on it equally? How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? Watch Kristy and her husband’s Dave Ramsey Show segment.). I am very happy.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

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I could barely afford my $600 rent payment, which was in a horrible neighborhood. It was like 40 feet away from me and I watched the entire thing. I knew then, that no matter what it took, I had to dig myself out of this financial situation and move. Who initiated the debt free goal? What are your financial goals now?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Spreadsheets are my friends.

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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A budget could help you avoid late and insufficient funds fees, find money for an upcoming trip or expense, and ease a disagreement over finances in a marriage. Personally, budgeting has allowed us to control of our money, reach financial goals, and start planning for our dream life. Sample Budget Calendar.

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