Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

Hello and welcome to the 112th Best of Money Carnival. Starting a countdown from 10-1, here are my favorite 10 posts of the week: Number 10 : Jason at Live Real, Now shares with us his series on how to make extra money on line through niche selection. Number 9 : Frugal Living tells us to let the dark night guide our finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 2, 2011

Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Here are a few money tips to help you plan your back to school activities and maybe reduce that $600 per child amount.

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freestuff.tv

MAY 11, 2013

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Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Regina Lewis is one of the nation’s leading personal finance commentators known for well-researched, practical and actionable advice. Regina’s bottom-line: help consumers save time and money. Lewis and Bank of America have put together some holiday shopping tips to help us save money this holiday season!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 28, 2013

They also lack much of an idea about how money itself is made, stored and distributed. Starting with your local stores, make up a tour and give it yourself. In Kansas City, all ages can visit the Money Museum. Teach kids about products. Have them do price comparisons between different brands and generic brands.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 6, 2012

Wayne presents Purpose of Budgeting posted at Young Family Finance , saying, “Are you left wondering why you should budget? Justin presents Know the Common Mistakes with Your Personal Finances posted at Budget Snob , saying, “Many people make the same financial mistakes. The Skilled Investor , Editor.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 29, 2012

Here it comes, television’s longest running game show, filled with tips and fabulous prizes, anyone can win, the Best of Money Carnival – Price is Right Edition! Our first item up for bid is a six pack of steps to prepare you for wealth sponsored by Family Money Values.

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freestuff.tv

MARCH 11, 2013

Credit Sesame is a 100% free personal finance credit and debt management tool with no credit card required or trial period. Credit Sesame makes managing personal credit online, owing less in interest and saving on mortgage, loan & credit card payments easy!

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 28, 2016

If you’re thinking about some resolutions for 2017 that have to do with YOUR finances, then I’m inviting you to join me in January for the New Year New You Financial Summit. Elle Martinez of Couple Money. LaTisha is a nationally recognized, millennial personal finance expert. Toni Husbands of Debt Free Divas.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

To learn to live within your means is one of our primary family money values. Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. Why would they want to save their money to get pennies a year on their principal?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. They start to notice that you can trade toys, or trade money for stuff (like a ride on the grocery store pony or candy at the checkout aisle). Make change. Food Related.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 19, 2014

But I personally don’t want to be any body’s slave and the total debt payment we make every month is astounding. There is so much we could do with that money other than pay the lender. Becoming debt free became appealing and the idea of being able give more, save more and live more took my breath away.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. Moms always love anything their kids give them! Should You Line Dry Your Clothes?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 13, 2014

Lots of them are common sense – things like not spoiling your kids by giving them everything they want. Giving them conflicting money messages. Many couples never talk about their money history, expectations and attitudes before they have children. Instilling emotional laden feelings about money. Money is a tool.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2013

And, even if you stay close to home, it’s nice to know that your finances are moving smoothly. Anytime you automate a portion of your finances, you need to be aware of your cash flow. How does your money move through your personal economy? Remember that personal finance is, in fact, personal.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 29, 2015

Looking for new recipes, money-saving ideas, home-management tips, and strategies for debt-free living? Plus, if you subscribe now, you’ll get a chance to win these three personal finance books. I have a weakness for personal finance books, especially those written by bloggers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2011

The key is to invest the time to teach your kids the right ways to manage their finances. Teach them actionable methods and strategies that will help them learn all of the ropes of personal finance. They would be responsible for making payments on their bill out of the money that they have been allotted.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 10, 2012

It’s a list of steps that brings about a generic budget completely void of any hopes, dreams and personal aspirations. You can’t get what you want out of your personal finances on the Toll House budget. How you start your budgeting process is an important ingredient to giving purpose to your budget.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2013

As you might expect, especially among personal finance bloggers, financial resolutions are pretty popular. What if you are ready to take your finances to the next level? If you are looking for a way to financially level up, here are 4 strategies that can help you make better money resolutions. Money Tips'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2013

Darwin at Darwin’s Money doesn’t think so with his What’s a Stay at Home Mom Worth? Emily @ Evolving Personal Finance is a user and wonders about Using Upromise to Pay Down Student Loans. It’s definitely possible to save money while living a healthy life. Have you ever heard of Upromise?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

is giving away $1000 worth of cash prizes. Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Daniel from Make Money Make Cents writes about The Boom in Posh Pawnbrokers after noticing the influx of pawn shop shows on reality TV these days. What Our Parents Taught Us About Money. My friend Stephen over at howtosavemoney.ca

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. posted at Money Talks Coaching , saying, “Money and marriage. Savvy Scot controversially talks about how to spend money and what so many financial bloggers are doing wrong!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. My University Money: Should I Pursue a Co-op Education? There were 56 submissions this week.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Different members from the network paired up to post on each other’s blogs and discuss the topic of how to save money on everyday activities. It’s a great way to get to know one another and help give each other’s blogs some extra exposure. It’s a pretty cool thing really.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 19, 2012

DailyWorth is a free daily personal finance email for women. More than ever, money matters to women and women need to recognize their own self-worth and build their own wealth. More than ever, money matters to women and women need to recognize their own self-worth and build their own wealth. Thanks for reading.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 23, 2014

If you have a smartphone or tablet, there are a wealth of money-saving app available to help you be a smarter shopper and get the biggest bang for your buck. Besides games for my kids, money-saving apps are the majority of the apps I have on my phone. It’s safe, secure and easy to keep your personal finances organized.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 7, 2011

As usual there were a ton of great reads floating around the blogosphere written by my pals in the Yakezie network as well as some other personal finance bloggers. Here are some of the hits from this week: Managing Money. Our friends over at Cheapism share with us 81 ways we can make the best use of our money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Saving money can be a bit of a difficult challenge, especially if you are in a household that lives paycheck to paycheck like so many do. However, even if you find yourself tight on money, you can still manage to put a little away each month. Many people think that it is too hard to put money away. Saving money is essential.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

He writes at Debt Discipline about about how his family of 5 deals with money, budgets and debt. We have involved our children in our money discussion once we decided to become debt free. It was many years of over spending and not having a plan for our money that led us to that point. Today’s Debt Free Story is from Brian.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 6, 2013

She is giving away an iPad mini that you can enter for here. Get some ideas in Jen from Money Rebound’s post about Simple Ways to Save Money. Get some ideas in Jen from Money Rebound’s post about Simple Ways to Save Money. Mike from Personal Finance Journey wants to know if coupons are worth it.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The simple truth is that not many people have enough money saved up to buy a car. That’s why a vast majority of us go the financing route. If you do choose to go for the pre-owned option, you will be saving yourself a bit of money! Ultimately, it is the money you could have saved to buy your dream car.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Thanks to No Debt MBA for including my post How to Give to Charity Without Spending Money in the Best of Money Carnival Top 10. Many thanks to My University Money for including Tony’s post When Buy & Hold Works and When It Doesn’t in the first C arnival of Financial Camaraderie.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

There were a lot more fun and purposeful things we could have done with that money than pay the lender. Becoming debt-free became very appealing and the idea of being able to give more, save more, and live more was the direction we wanted to go. At times the plan felt intimidating, but it also changed the direction of our finances.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2011

Well this week I wanted to give you an update on how the trip went. Managing Money. You see, I was too young to fully appreciate what I had and I didn’t manage my money as well as I should. Little House in the Valley tells us how we can save money by partnering with our neighbours. It went FABULOUS!! Going Frugal.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Our personal finances obviously require attention all year long. Clean out and organize paper files for personal finances. I give the name of the item, the location, a contact number and an identifier for them to use when referencing it. Update our marriage timeline document. Set financial goals for the year.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 20, 2014

In the personal finance world, there’s a lot of discussion regarding “side hustles”, also known as extra income opportunities, side jobs, survival jobs, etc. There’s always an opportunity to make more money which is why many take on side hustles as a way of maximizing that opportunity. Money Tips' In the Last Minute.

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