Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt?

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Credit 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

One of the biggest costs to home ownership is the energy cost associated with owning a home. According to the Department of Energy, the biggest draw on your home energy use comes from heating your home - Almost 45% of the overall cost! Geothermal heat pumps are one of the most efficient ways to heat and cool your home.

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Saving Money Money Bills Saving 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2017

It can start simply with an offer to balance the checkbook or simplify the finances by consolidating everything (into their account). I know that when I was home with the kids, not earning a salary, I felt inhibited in saying how his salary should be spent. Take turns at money management as well. He was pretty angry about that.

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Money Camping Equipment Bank Banking 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

You will want to oversee their purchases, especially when it comes buy items online, but let them actively find ways to stretch their allowance or part-time wages by purchasing things used, such as clothes, books, furniture, and even bikes and cars. Stress the importance of saving and staying away from debt.

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Thrifty Recycle Recycled Recycling 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2012

Of course it’s something one does out of love, but I am quickly realizing how difficult it can be managing these responsibilities, both in terms of my time, and also my emotions and my finances. If my parents only require help in running errands and in chores around the house, then there are home-aids who can come part-time.

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Budgeting Budget Parenting Converse 201

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. The other part of this story is that we had to massively downsize. We sold the majority of our possessions and now our family of 5 lives in a two bedroom apartment in the city as opposed to our much, much larger home in the suburbs.

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Student Debt Debt Free Finds 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order. With the demand for video, this is another business idea that you can start at a very low cost, in your own home. Accounting and bookkeeping Are you a licensed CPA or a business accounting software wizard?

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Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

Failure to monitor your consumption expenditures means that they are flying blindly regarding their future finances. The best part is, people interested in your work will pay you for rights to your photo. Several weeks ago, I made the decision that it was about time to start looking for a new full time job. .”

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

It’s well within a college student’s ability to start saving money while they’re still getting a degree, and to graduate with a firm grasp on their finances and an idea of how to succeed going forward. Happily, that’s not the case. All it takes is some common sense. First things first: Be smart about credit.

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College Graduation Credit Cards Re-use 169

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

She is the co-founder of the website, Little Light on a Hill , where she writes about faith, family, and finances. Be sure to check out her website where she is offering a free finance workbook if you subscribe to her newsletter. works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. finances/budget/spending? My husband.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. The easiest part of being frugal is everything else.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. With that much debt, we needed some go big or go home heavy hitters that would make a big impact on debt reduction. Financially speaking, he focuses on building the business and I focus on managing our home and finances.

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Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. Peggy: Oh yes!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Jen and her husband were reeling after their son was diagnosed with a lifetime medical condition that would implode their finances. Olivia wanted to stay home with her children on her husband’s teacher salary. Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100