Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

Those affected by our recent Great Recession have had the benefits of saving reinforced as well. Once we hit retirement, assuming your saving efforts have been successful, we might once again become spenders – pursuing delayed goals and dreams. Included here is peer pressure. Over my life, I have been primarily a saver.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. The world wide recession made us all (either of necessity or by choice) a bit more frugal.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

So, you just keep it, crammed into the closet, back in the darkest corner of the deepest shelf – where it won’t be found until your kids hold the estate sale after you die! You still don’t want yet another unwanted, unneeded thing to hide in the deep dark recess of your closet. In fact, you should hope they don’t!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

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