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Do You Have Enough Money to Retire?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This is one of the fundamental questions of finance, yet often goes unanswered by many financial advisors and most individuals. From Federal Reserve statistics , the average savings rate in the United States for the past twenty years has been around 5%. It will take all of your accounts and create a future projection of your finances.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

But we must change these statistics. But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. It’s hard to change and improve your finances if you have no idea where you currently stand. Use my Family Balance Sheet excel spreadsheet to help you organize your finances. And that’s where we get stuck.

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Why One of My Goals in 2014 is to Limit Time with Technology

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After starting Suburban Finance, and seeing the statistics climb and the readership grow, I began starting more websites, and my time on my laptop on Saturday mornings grew to early Saturday afternoons, and also Saturday evenings when I happened to be staying home. I became super enthusiastic about starting and growing websites.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

’ While there is some macro economic sense in consumer spending causing an impact on the country’s growth, it doesn’t necessarily play well at the individual consumer finance level. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does a survey multiple times a year, called the Consumer Expenditure Survey. percent in 2009, the U.S.

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Zinio’s Digital Magazine Deal: Professional Woman’s Magazine $7.50!

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Registration is free and you can start shopping immediately! Each valuable issue includes fascinating articles, trends, statistics, news, and spotlights on successful professional women. Zinio is available across all platforms including the new Amazon Kindle Fire! © 2012 Nicoles Nickels LLC.

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P.E.P. for the Week of January 24-28, 2010- Adjustment Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

By freeing myself up for those three days, we can get a lot on our list done without experiencing pure exhaustion. How to Save Money shares with us how we can keep our finances safe when buying items online. We personally use Quicken and we find it works great for reviewing our finances. What did you do? Managing Money.

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Why Did I Buy That!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. As I looked around, the owner came up to me with a package of floral foam saying I should just take it for free.

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