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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. The easiest part of being frugal is everything else. I ran the numbers.

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6 Ways an i-Phone Can Save You Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She loves to write education, career, frugal living, finance, health, parenting relating articles. GasBuddy : As gas prices increase each day, our gas budget has skyrocketed. There is nothing more frustrating than spending a huge chunk of your earnings and savings on gas.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Canadian Finance Carnival # 22 [link] #. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance # 295 [link] #. Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Carnival of Personal Finance # 295 [link] #. The Gotcha’s of Gas Credit Cards [link] #.

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The 5 Steps to Living Money-Stress Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Frugality may be just what most of us need. Here are five simple steps to achieve frugal living. Avoiding the unnecessary things like extra trips to the store can help you save on gas or transportation expenses, and limiting the times that you eat out can actually do a lot for your finances. Save For The Future.

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The 10 Best Money Saving Apps

Saving With Shellie

6 Gas Buddy. It is perfect for budget travel, as you would likely not know where the best gas deals are when in an unfamiliar city. It’s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips !

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After that, while you all primed and interested in personal finance, continue and read the awesome articles that were written across the web this week regarding personal finance and enhancing your lifestyle. Finance Fox : Reasons to Buy a Car in January – After the Holidays! Take a moment to watch them.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. What do you and your spouse do for a living? We swore we would never finance a car again. I taught coupon and frugal living workshops and put any donated money toward the mortgage. Where are you from?

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