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What Buddhism Teaches Us About Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Buddhist lifestyle is one of self discipline, self improvement, motivation, self empowerment and mindfulness. All of these principles can also be applied to our own situations, even when it comes to managing our personal finances. Today I want to explore what Buddhism teaches us about personal finance.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Ken from Spruce Up Your Finances asks Need A Down Payment For Your House? Bob from Christian Finances asks Is it time to go on a cash diet?

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The Prairie Eco-Thrifter Giveaway Extravaganza: 2nd Anniversary with an iPad 3 and over $200 Cash To Be Won Plus a Bonus Prize

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While many personal finance sites focus on things such as getting out of debt, saving for retirement, and investing, what really matters to me the most is how we can live healthy prosperous lives. There are times when I have lost my motivation and wanted to just quit. This site, like life, has taken me on a journey.

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A Sweeter Way to Cook Your Budget

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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. Once you’ve made some financial goals that motivate and inspire you, try and put dollar amounts around them.

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Create your debt freedom plan

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Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. And as you’ll see below, we also added a few more steps that he probably wouldn’t suggest or approve of, but there’s a reason why this is called personal finance. A guiding light!

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Please Welcome Another New Staff Writer- Crystal

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She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online. Hearing the stories of other’s triumphs in this area are very inspiring and motivating for me. Please join me in welcoming Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the PET team.

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Look 3 Feet In Front Of You, Not 3 Miles

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Stay motivated. It can be difficult to stay motivated. Read a motivational book. You can even search the internet for motivational quotes or videos on YouTube. I’ve done this quite often for an extra boost of motivation. If you don’t have passion and purpose, greater productivity won’t help you! Take a break.