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Identify Your Money Motivations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, it’s important to figure out your money motivations. Looking at your motivations helps you figure out how to address the problem, and to make long-term changes to your spending behaviors. Consider your money motivations, and then look at whether your spending plan matches your priorities. I love spending money.

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Healthy Habits - Gamification Apps for Healthy Habits

Motherhood Moments

A Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School report underscores research detailing why gamification is proven to work, noting, “The most prominent categories of persuasive feedback involve goal setting, overcoming challenges, providing feedback on performance, reinforcement of positive behaviors, comparing progress and social connectivity.”

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Q&A | focus, blogging for money, and prepping for a split

The Frugal Girl

I also think that while you are working to get out of debt, it’s helpful to have a kind attitude toward yourself. Few of us humans are motivated by shame, and that includes shame we heap on ourselves. If you do that, you might find that you have more little sparks of motivation than you think you do! JEG I really did not!

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Parenting Pointers: Tips for a Screen-Free Holiday

Motherhood Moments

Everyone in the family can make their own list, and then together you can work towards completing them. Have each child share what he or she would like to be when they grow up. Create and Explore Together Breaks are the perfect time to work together on a family project. This might include mealtimes, car or walks in the park.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Daniel is a WordPress plugin developer at grow development and blogs at [link]. We have always loved to travel and do missions work for our church. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments.

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My Personal Goals for 2018

Family Balance Sheet

My motivation for waking up early is to have time to complete my morning routine and set myself up for a productive day. . From 7-8, I get ready for work and get my kids off to school. I usually leave for work around 8:30 after my youngest daughter gets on the bus. My motivation: To get back to top physical shape.

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Parenting Pointers: Parenting with Confidence

Motherhood Moments

No two children are alike, so what works for one may not work for another. Whether they serve as a source of inspiration, motivation, or humor, parenting one-liners can help lighten the load and make parenting a more manageable and enjoyable experience. Parenting is a difficult and rewarding task that comes with many challenges.

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