Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2013

How is your money helping or hindering you? Are financial your goals aligned with your spouses? Are your goals meshed with theirs? Do the kids know what the goals are? Talk about why you took a particular action and let your family members share their actions and reasons and goals as well. Walt Disney.

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Activism Goals Kids and Family Finance 229

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2023

Instead, I look for creative ways to save my family money in all aspects of our lives. My goal has always been to live well on less while achieving our big financial goals. I accessorized with some clearance finds from Target and Sam’s and we are really happy with our new sunroom. The money hit our account in April.

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Frugal June Flights CD 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

My found money in August was made up of a lot of little amounts and unfortunately, was not as high as in previous months. I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. Show me the money!

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August Frugal Green And Frugal Financial Goals 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 12, 2013

I remember a few months ago when I hit my $10,000 emergency fund target. I was so ecstatic for a brief moment, then I realized that the money was there, and it would stay there until I had an emergency, so other than my monthly interest accrual, there’s not much to be excited about. You might as well make that money grow.

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Emergency Fund Debt Goals Money 200

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JANUARY 6, 2020

But as the year progresses, you may leave all your well-intentioned goals scattered by the wayside. Set Realistic Goals. But setting overly ambitious goals could be crippling since they are so hard to achieve. Instead, try to set realistic goals you know you can achieve if you try hard enough. Set Specific Goals.

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Goals New Year's 2020 Re-use 75

Penny Pinchin' Mom

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The simple truth is that not many people have enough money saved up to buy a car. If you do choose to go for the pre-owned option, you will be saving yourself a bit of money! Just make sure you have a trusted mechanic look over the car before you hand over your hard-earned money. This ends up saving you more money.

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Cars Car Bank Banking 52

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

We made one big financial goal for 2019 and are striving and working hard to make progress. We started the year with a great January and made some progress with our goal, so to continue the momentum, I wanted to double down on our financial goal and be very mindful with our finances. Set a goal for yourself for March.

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March Financial Goals Budgeting Budget 100

Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

So how do we make money? Use this free savings calculator to understand how your money can grow over time. Here is a list of our partners and here’s how we make money. Use the free savings calculator below to understand how your money can grow over time. Our partners compensate us. Here is a list of our partners.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 10, 2012

It was a great weekend, except for one thing: my husband and I didn't have a much needed money talk. When my husband and I are focused on our goals , we nail them. But for the two of us to achieve our financial goals, we need to have money conversations and they need to be done regularly. Column C = Target Balance.

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Finance Financial Goals Goals C&H 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

It could be due to the lack of discipline in handling money or savings just getting depleted easily. The key out of this is to start changing your perspectives about money and become more effective and responsible in handling your resources properly. achieve financial targets. The first question is how much money do you make?

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Family Financial Goals Debt Goals 196

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 1, 2014

By the end of the month, my goal is to help you have a detailed financial plan for your family. We are self-employed and I manage the money for our home and our business. It can be a little scary to lay your finances out there, but you NEED to know how much money is IN your accounts and what you OWE to the banks and creditors.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

To calculate your target retirement savings total (“What you’ll need”), we use your life expectancy to determine how much you’ll need (taking inflation into account) to match your projected monthly budget in retirement and have it last from retirement through the remainder of your life. Retirement basics How much money do you need to retire?

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Calculators Taxes Money Free 52

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2013

The goal for this monthly accountability meeting is to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. Our monthly goal for Christmas savings is $100. I also needed to come up with August''s goal of $100 for a total of $200 for the month. Happy 4 months til Christmas!

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August Club Christmas Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 25, 2014

There’s a great power in mindfulness, and it has served me in achieving goals from completing the marathon to living a happier life. When trying to make a major change like following a diet or workout plan, the key is to bring mindfulness to everyone of those automatic actions or responses and see if it’s serving the end goal.

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Goals Health and Beauty Personal Finance Instruments 176

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

In a 401(k) plan, the money you contribute each paycheck will grow tax-free until you begin withdrawals upon reaching retirement age. A Roth 401(k) allows you to withdraw your money tax-free – after years of gains – but you have to pay tax on contributions. There are also specialized retirement accounts for self-employed workers.

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Taxes Growing Money College Tuition 52

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

A life goal of ours is. When my husband and I got married, we were making hardly any money. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money. we still weren’t making enough money to cover all of our monthly bills. first about any money that was spent. grocery money we took out cash every pay day.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Saving Everyday

JANUARY 3, 2013

In case you’ve missed the many Ebates posts, I wanted to remind you that you’ll score a FREE $10 Gift Card to Target, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot & More , when you sign up with Ebates and make your first $25 purchase. My goal is to earn at least $600 this year.

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Home Depot Gift Cards Home Gifts 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 13, 2011

Our goal is to get them a reliable used car this month as their previous two have died, and it’s getting harder and harder for them to manage w/ the one they’re currently borrowing. – Our #1 goal is to give them a reliable used car in decent working order. Here are three ways you can participate: Help them get a car!

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Family Goals Used Cars Used Car 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

My University Money: Should I Pursue a Co-op Education? Money Beagle: Why You Should Write Your Personal Finance Executive Summary Today – Working with a clearly defined objective is key to financial success. Invest It Wisely: When Can You Talk about How Much Money You Make? There were 56 submissions this week.

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November 2011 Personal Finance Finance 188

Koupon Karen

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Whether for birthdays, holidays, or knocking out weekly shopping, finding ways to save money without compromising treats and essentials offers welcome budget alleviation. Digital connections form around rallying everyone towards greater collective money mindfulness. Savings unlock novel interests.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

But first let’s understand what it means to “time the stock market” and establish realistic goals and guidelines. The goal of practical market timing is not to get in at the very bottom and out at the very top. Not only is such a goal unrealistic; it can be costly and dangerous. The short answer is yes.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2011

As the readers of Prairie EcoThrifter know: money, or lack thereof, is driving many people to become more frugal. However, it’s not just lack of money that makes people want to cut back, re-purpose, or live within their means… it’s also a case of wanting to be ecologically responsible. In the U.S., Shop Online. Rent It Out.

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Green Rent Library Green And Frugal 185

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

Understand what is not working in your current monetization model and instead develop concrete goals and a solid plan for achieving them. It shares proven, field-tested strategies for building a successful, profitable blog, regardless of the niche and no matter the target audience. 12 Detailed Unit Workbooks with Video Outlines.

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Growing Goals Full Time Video 190

Teresa's Deals

JULY 20, 2015

We’re giving away $170 worth of baby items and (2) $10 Target gift cards! You don’t have to spend a lot of money to provide for your baby, your children or even yourself. Their goal is to teach YOU how to save money by couponing and shopping smart. Target Gift Card). (4) Hosted by Sunshine N Savings.

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Giveaway Baby Sunshine Boys 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2014

But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. And while I didn’t hit my goal of $400, I did reduce our spending to $425 for my family of 4. The goal is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend.

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March Groceries Grocery Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2016

She’s a television news anchor, I’m a firefighter, and together we made great money. 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. We were officially stupid with our money. It was official – we were out of money.

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Debt Finds Debt Free Television 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 13, 2015

Understand what is not working in your current monetization model and instead develop concrete goals and a solid plan for achieving them. Elite Blog Academy shares proven, field-tested strategies for building a successful, profitable blog, regardless of the niche and no matter the target audience. 16 Powerful Handouts.

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April Goals Video 2015 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 26, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. So I took advantage of some good sales at Kohl’s and Target and bought her running capris, socks and two spring outfits. While at Target, I caught myself eyeing their basic, but cute short sleeved T-shirts.

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Thrifting March Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Staycations can save people money, but so can being a savvy vacation planner. Because so many people are looking to save money on their vacations, low cost travel sites have begun popping up everywhere—saving people money on their vacations has become big business. Here’s how. Discount Vacation Sites. Is Travelling Overrated?

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 29, 2015

We have some hefty financial goals this year and this is just one more way for me to squeeze more from our budget. In January, I only ventured into Target because our daughters wanted to go and spend some of their Christmas gift money. Surprisingly I was able to walk out with nothing for myself.

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Thrifting January Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. Also my debit card got caught up in the Target breach of security. Grocery Budget Challenge Saving Money - In the Kitchen' With cash, there’s no chance of credit card tampering.

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Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

For example, once a quarter, I review our asset allocation actuals against our target allocations and come up with a plan to discuss and implement based on the analysis. Set financial goals for the year. Another example is that once a month I calculate our net worth and review our discretionary spending budget vs. actuals.

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Personal Finance Finance Financial Goals Life Insurance 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 23, 2015

My husband and I even use the drive time to our destination as time to talk through any goals, issues or other plans. A friend makes extra money teaching piano. Your target customer could be seniors or work at home moms who need some extra help when their kids are home from school over the summer. You get the idea!

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Vacation Finds Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 2, 2019

Term insurance is the purest form of insurance payment the pays a premeditated amount of money to those who are mentioned as your dependents for a specific period if the insured dies during that time. This type of plan is not very suitable if the target is wealth generation. Term insurance as a pure protection plan.

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Insurance Life Insurance Taxes Family 185

For the Mommas

AUGUST 10, 2013

towards goals, and $300.00 Give the propeller a spin to win in Target Takeoff! Disney’s Planes will be landing in a theater near you soon, so gear up by spinning Dusty’s propeller for your chance to win Fandango movie tickets or a Target Gift Card! Would you love to earn money for your school? Spend $500.00

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Win Las Vegas Sweepstakes Giveaway 55

Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 29, 2012

Description of Product: “Tykoon (www.tykoon.com) is an online purchase approval and reward platform for kids designed to inspire families to teach children the values and skills needed to handle money responsibly, both online and offline. Here’s how they work: Parents have approval power over the items placed on the wishlist.

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Kids and Family Parenting Family Finance 53

For the Mommas

AUGUST 17, 2013

towards goals, and $300.00 Would you love to earn money for your school? Target gift card and Dove go fresh® products. Enter the Learnvest 50/20/30 Summer Sweepstakes for a chance to win $1,000. Spend $500.00 towards essentials, $200.00 towards lifestyle. Enter the Weis Box Tops for Education Sweepstakes! Feeling Lucky?

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