Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 6, 2013

My friend Jackie over at The Debt Myth has created a Pay Off Debt App which I think is very cool. She has lived the journey of being sunken in debt and then freeing herself and now she is trying to help others do the same with her new app. Summer has arrived here and I have to say that I am loving it.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2021

I have used the extra money to pay off debt, fund family trips, or build up our Christmas savings. Over the years, I have found money through rebates, refunds, online sales, and even the ground. Yep, I found a $20 bill while running on the beach! Through May of 2021, I have found over $6800 for the year!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Read about how Amanda at Frugal Confessions just kicked her 9-5 to the curb (a guest post on You Only Do This Once). Paying off debt is hard to do. Read John’s post about his stumbles on the way to paying off his debt at The Money Principle. And it’s even harder when mishaps occur.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 24, 2012

Pay Off Debt App (sponsored by The Debt Myth ) Lisa K. $20 25 PayPal Gift Card (sponsored by The Frugal Toad ) Michelle $25 PayPal Gift Card (sponsored by Bloggers Classifieds ) Denise T. $25 25 PayPay Gift Card (sponsored by My Broken Coin ) Nikki H. $25 25 Amazon Gift Card (sponsored by Live Real, Now ) Trish F.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag – This is a fun frugal summer activity for the kids. They’re all designed to help you save money, pay off debt, and achieve your financial goals, so please take advantage of them. We’re not perfect though…summer also means more ice cream and frosty treats.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Keep Your Goals in Mind When your income increases or expenses drastically decrease (like when you pay off debt), keep your goals in mind. Why were you working so hard toward making more money or decreasing your debt? 3 Vital Tips You Need to Start a Frugal Lifestyle Frugality means a lot of things for different people.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Whether you want to pay off debt or save for retirement or get a new TV, you have to be in agreement on the big stuff. It does you know good if you want to live a frugal lifestyle, and you keep trying to save money, if your spouse isn’t on board.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Happy New Year’s 2019: In January 2019, we were down to one final non-mortgage loan, so we created just one financial goal for the year—-to pay off that last non-mortgage debt by December. For the time being, we’ll continue to live well, but frugally. We can now move on to other financial goals.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 25, 2013

Yes, you might pay off debt and have fewer of those types of obligations. Don’t assume that you will be spending a lot less in retirement unless you plan to be uber-frugal. One of my most-hated rules of thumb is the one that tells you to assume that you will only need 75% to 80% of your current income in retirement.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2016

I know many of you are in similar situations of needed to save, but wanting to pay off debt, and eventually be able to put money in savings. Although I don’t claim to be an expert, I have learned many money saving tips through the past 7 years of running this frugal blog.

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Saving Cents With Sense

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Start the New Year off right by making a commitment to save money and pay off debt. Look for sources of cash that you can tap into and pay down debt. Although gas prices have been lower lately, hovering around $3.20 per gallon nationwide, AAA expects it to increase to $3.50 per gallon during the holidays.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 16, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Lydia. She blogs about living a limitless life on a limited budget at Frugal Debt Free Life. Was there something that you gave up that you will go back to now that you are debt free? To pay off our home early. Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

And in adulthood, they are stashing their incomes and living hyper-frugally to save for early retirement, instead of waiting to 65 to fulfill their dreams. We charted out our course of action to pay off debts and start saving for retirement. It’s a very different view from what I see with many millennials today.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

frugal and are careful not to spend on frivolous things. When I got the official letters saying we had paid off. We were still very frugal! you are debt free? When we first started paying off debt we really didn’t have anything to. My husband. works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 27, 2015

We made sure we could afford the monthly payments on a 15 year mortgage, with the mindset that we would pay more each month. What inspired you to get debt free? There were two things that inspired us to pay off debt. I talk a lot about this in my post “Top 4 Ways to Pay Off Debt” but they include: 1.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Richard of Frugality Magazine , where he shares frugal living tips for financial freedom. Extreme Frugality – Next I looked to make cuts to my spending wherever possible. For me, becoming debt free was really just the first step in a longer plan. Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. Live junk and debt free! Barry worked extra side carpentry jobs and we put all that money toward debt. We quit when we were paying off debt.

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