Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

My spouse and I were that young, poor couple, sloughing away at our day jobs and scrimping and saving for years to build wealth. Knowing I had the financial backing to live through negative life events (divorce, job loss, catastrophe, etc) removed a level of stress from my life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2011

Even if you aren’t invested in the market, you wonder if this will ripple down to you in the form of more job losses, higher prices, inflation, benefit reductions and belt cinching. Dollar cost average that saved up cash into emerging companies that I think will flourish in the next fifty years.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 23, 2017

Making sure the grandchildren have the desired benefits enhances their peace of mind. Sometimes parents will offer temporary funding to tide the family over in times of unusual circumstances (such as job losses or extreme medical expenses, etc). Getting them out of the nest and on their own is a big goal of most parents.

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