Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Gasoline : We currently budget $75 a week for gasoline which translates to a tank of gas for our van. With gas prices falling significantly recently, we haven’t been using the full amount. We would be sacrificing our long term financial growth in order to make our budget a little more comfortable in the short term.

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Health Care Budgeting Budget Gasoline 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Use the below as a guideline only. Where ever your child is on the learning continuum – here are some ideas on ways to teach personal finance without spending (much) extra time specifically on it. We used real coins and Monopoly bills and their toys as store merchandise. Buying gasoline. Birth to Age 3. Food Related.

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Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Attention, personal finance readers and gurus! A lot of you would classify indoor plumbing, central heat, grocery money and gasoline as ‘needs’ But wait, are they really always needs? A lot of times, she didn’t use grocery money either. Don’t need it, we’ve used an outhouse all our lives.

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Plumbing Grandmother Food and Drink Gasoline 227

Saving With Shellie

JULY 23, 2014

I love how easy they are to use and save while on-the-go. These are my favorite 10 and the ones I use the most. This is a special app developed by Target for use in their stores. Just use the bar code scanner to quickly scan your items as you place them into your cart. RedLaser is an easy-to-use barcode scanner.

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Money Saving Money Flights Saving 108

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

For the rest of you, keep gasoline usage in mind. Use your car’s cruise control option at a speed of 60 miles per hour or less to increase gas mileage. Finally, use technology. To save water, don’t use as much. If you are self-employed and your cell phone is crucial to business, use it as a tax write-off.

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Phones Bills Money Saving Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

I drop a bundle each year (both money and time) on my week long Grandma Rie’s Money Camp where I try to help the kids learn about and experience personal finance concepts. Among well-to-do grandparents and the 2.7

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Over the past 12 months, the gasoline index has increased 32.4 Offices who have replaced aging desktop computers with laptops use up to 70 percent less electricity and generate less heat waste. According to the Bureau of labor Statistics, U.S. fuel prices rose 1.9 percent in August 2011, after a 4.7 percent increase the previous month.

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Office Fuel Work From Home Saving Money 198