Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Needless to say, a vast majority of Americans don’t own luxury vehicles, but that’s not to say that these people own broken-down used cars. How much of that do you have saved up as we speak? The simple truth is that not many people have enough money saved up to buy a car. This ends up saving you more money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2013

A financial advisor told me recently that the thing that really made him upset was that nearly every new client he spoke to was making the same disastrous personal finance mistakes. So let’s look at the most common personal finance mistakes and what you can do to prevent or fix them. That was me, at any rate.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2016

Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. 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. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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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. This is the money that is left over and can be used to fund their savings accounts. Teach them how to pay bills.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

We know that saving for a rainy day isn’t just a phrase our grandparents used to throw around. You need to know where the money is going before you can plan on how to plug the holes and use your income better. You can start cutting out these expenses and see how much money you save. But you and I know better.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Find your net worth by using our net worth calculator. For example, your home would count toward your net worth if you’re willing to use it for a home equity line of credit or sell it should the need arise. If you’re using your home as an asset, its mortgage counts as a liability as well. Want us to do it for you?

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. Your homemade bagels look lovely; what recipe do you use? Good for you guys.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2012

This will help you save money, especially when you take a look at the prices of food today. Now that you know how to save, let’s take a look at how to put the savings away. Save Those Pennies. Then, roll the change, take it to your local bank and deposit the change in your savings account.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

You are one emergency short of losing track of your finances. If you are confused about whether you should pay off debt or save, you are not alone, although everyone’s financial situation is different. Before I took up my Financial Reboot journey, I was more focused on growing my savings accounts as opposed to paying off debt first.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. Key takeaways A personal loan is money you can borrow to finance large purchases, consolidate debt, invest in yourself or cover emergency expenses. A personal loan is money borrowed from a lender that can be used for nearly any purpose.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2015

When you’re informed, you’ll be able to make better decisions when it comes to tax-advantaged investments, like retirement, health savings accounts, and educational savings accounts. So with tax season in full swing and April 15th just around the corner, E*TRADE would like to help you make better decisions.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2021

Life suddenly changed for most of us in March 2020 and this past year of the pandemic has reinforced how important an emergency fund is. If you’re able, maybe use some of your stimulous money to put towards building an emergency fund. It was a very scary time for us. We had enough to get us through one more month.

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freestuff.tv

MAY 18, 2011

Yet, despite knowing this, most Americans love to hate a budget and lack the basic money management skill that can help them get back their pending accounts in control. You can even use an online budget planner that is an online tool to ensure creating the best budget according to your financial needs.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 15, 2017

Instead I’m writing about my family’s experience with traditional health insurance and how it has affected OUR finances. I remember being flabbergasted by the rates of individual policies back then, because I was so used to what had been coming out of my corporate paycheck which was about $100.

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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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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

How to use a debt consolidation calculator to control your debt It is easy to get overwhelmed with debt, but debt consolidation offers a solution. Home equity loans or lines of credit As a homeowner, you can use the equity in your home to consolidate your debt. Getting an unsecured card ensures you won’t risk any assets.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 24, 2012

I use tabs to separate our expense categories. Our accountant doesn't need to see this binder, but it contains all of the receipts that back up our business deductions, so I'll store it away in a closet with other past years. I do pass this folder along to my accountant for his review. 3 Simple Office Supplies. inch binder.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Saving means that you deposit a sum of money, which you can generally add to over time, into an account with a bank, credit union, savings and loan or other financial institution. The bank uses your money for lending and pays you a pre-determined interest rate for that privilege. Save or invest? What About Debt?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2011

Use a savings account to pay down debts. Once you have devised a monthly budget, you can properly account for household income and expenditures. The monthly surplus will become the funding source for debt reduction and savings. The monthly surplus will become the funding source for debt reduction and savings.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 7, 2014

When it comes to you finances, are you doing okay, but know you could be doing better? When it comes to money, most of us could stand to up our game a bit. You know your finances and where that line is between reasonable and too much. If you answered yes to that question, you are not alone. Get Specific with Goals. Money Tips'

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

According to a recent survey , over half of Americans have less than $1000 in their savings and checking accounts. With little money in their bank accounts, these Americans couldn’t afford these unfortunate expenses without using a credit card or maybe relying on a loan from family and friends.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It was a scary time for us. What got us through.our emergency fund. Had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. It is not a spending account. Save it and forget about it. Which comes first: saving for an emergency OR paying off debt?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2017

The author of Kiplinger article ‘How Money Is Used as a Weapon in Relationships ‘ says: “Money is among the most powerful weapons of control in a relationship.” Yet newlyweds as well as long time married folks may not even be aware of some of the money tricks they or their spouse could be using. Asset hiding.

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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. Tell us about you and your family. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2013

I have some money in a savings account that is easy to get to, in case I need it immediately. However, I also keep emergency funds in a taxable investment account. If I need to, I can use the liquid assets to hold me over for three to five days while I wait for my stock transactions to go through for more long-term problems.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

With so many things that we parents have to teach our children, from using the potty to being a good and decent citizen, it’s no wonder that financial lessons sometimes get pushed aside in favor of more immediate needs in raising our kids. Here are a few that worked for us. Show them how to make money from others as well.

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For the Mommas

MAY 22, 2012

The term “sinking fund” was originally a business term used to designate a savings account where a corporation holds funds for the repayment of a debt in order to improve their liquidity. In personal finance, a sinking fund is a savings account that is designated specifically for an irregular expense.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 11, 2012

Basic Investment Strategies Here are some of the basic investment strategies that people use: Use the growth strategy where you buy stocks in a company that has great potential for growth. If you keep some investments, you can use the earnings for day-today spending, while keeping your principle intact to continue to work for you.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 8, 2014

It also happens to be the time when your finances receive a thorough examination; tax preparation forces millions of people to go over their receipts and spending from the past year, quantify their gains and losses, and evaluate the performance of their investments from the past year. This site uses affiliate links.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. If you use financial software, such as Quicken or another form, you’re in luck, you can simply print a monthly recap.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

Take personal finances, for example; too many people over-think their finances, with the result that it all seems too hard. So we just give up on trying to control expenditure and saving. The more complicated your finances are, the harder it all seems. Plus you’ll be amazed at how your savings add up!

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Do you have a retirement plan or a healthy savings account? With a better credit score rating, you have access to better financing options, which, in turn, can help you take advantage of future investment opportunities. And if they don’t, you can use it as part of your retirement fund! You will need those lenders.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2016

We lived our lives as if the money was never ending and we truly believed we were immune to ever having to worry about our finances. Then one day it all came crashing in on us in February 2011. The day she pulled up in her used lawn mower, her co-workers officially said it out loud: “Andrea, you’ve lost your damn mind!”.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

As the time passed, I was able to figure out ways to save more money and stay on top of my finances. Extra Income Goes Into Savings. I put $25 per paycheck into my savings account every second Friday. If you sold something, for instance, on Craigslist for $30, put that into your savings right away.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2012

Consider it insurance and don’t fret that it’s only earning measly interest in a savings account. As each one is paid off, cut up the card and close the account. Keep just 1 or 2 cards for occasional use; leave them at home when you go shopping so you aren’t tempted to impulse buy. I’m sure everyone.

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