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Spring Clean.Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Welcome in the beauty of the season with 5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Finances Review your 2011 Financial Goals. Did you make some financial goals for 2011 back in January? Take some time this month to review your goals. I decided to stagger my requests so that I can monitor through out the year.

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Make Money Your Hobby

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I mastered the use of excel spreadsheets while monitoring every expense, I opened my first retirement account and bought my first shares of stock while feverishly reading through Investing for Dummies , I began checking all of my accounts, every day to ensure that any and all charges were correct and accounted for… and I loved it.

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How Growing Your Finances Is Like Gardening

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

To prepare your ‘soil’ for growing your finances you can do several things, such as: Learn about different financial institutions, types of assets and investing methods. Discuss and agree on financial goals within your family. Automatic payroll transfers to your bank or financial institution make this very easy.

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Frugal fail.

Finally Frugal

In addition, I know how much I've spent because I can monitor how much is left in my envelope as the end of the month nears. The rather expensive lesson here is that I need to keep up with my cash envelope system until such a time that my financial goals are met. New flashdrive for my teaching resources?

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How to Make Good Financial Decisions

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Then you will need to monitor your allocation choices and percentages as an ongoing task. Do a financial analysis to determine if buying a home will move you towards your financial goals or away from them. How Would This Work?

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Smartphone Apps That Save You Money!

Saving Cents With Sense

This secure service doesn’t cost a dime, and it can automatically organize and track your spending, display all of your financial information in one easy-to-read place, and help you stay on track to hit your financial goals. GasBuddy: iPhone, Android, Blackberry.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. I track expenses, monitor our budget and handle all of our investments. My personal best frugal win was marrying a guy who can and will fix almost anything.