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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. New flashdrive for my teaching resources? 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.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. 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. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.