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Six Eco-friendly Ways to Save Money for You and Your Family

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Heading into the summer, gas prices will continue to go up, so transportation alternatives can really help. Carpooling, public transportation, and biking are all terrific ways to cut down trips to the gas pump while decreasing your own personal carbon footprint left on the environment. Energy efficient tax credits.

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11 Ways To Make Personal Travel More Sustainable And Less Polluting

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Buy A Bike Exercise combined with clean air and free transportation makes riding a bike a win-win for everyone. You can pick up a good used bike for under $100 and stop paying for gasoline and emitting noxious gases. Doing so eliminates car payments, insurance bills, and maintenance costs. High gas prices got you down?

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4 Financial Lessons Your Parents Forgot to Teach You

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This is especially important if you get a 401K match from your employer, as that’s free money. Car Buying. If you live outside of a major metropolitan area, chances are you need a car. Cars represent a significant chunk of your budget, with car payments, repairs, maintenance, insurance, and gas.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free. We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? If we all used less gas and walked more we would not only improve our financial picture but we will be healthier too. The Best of The Rest.