Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2017

I met my husband in October. Back in October 2003, I left a corporate career as a department store buyer with a nice reliable paycheck and benefits– including health insurance –to join my husband in the land of self-employment. I STILL use our spreadsheet today. I’m a bit of a spreadsheet junkie.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 17, 2012

It might just be that I am getting old, but I still remember a time where science nerds like me used to be a bunch of skinny people, usually in glasses. You would spend so much time laser-focused on your hobby/ technology addiction that you didn’t have time for such trivial matters as eating. You Are Your Own Gym.

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Food and Wine Food and Drink Motivation Nutrition 222

Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

An e-commerce website builder can help you open an online store, whether you sell physical products, services or digital goods. Some of these platforms are robust and can book appointments, take payments and manage multiple selling channels. The best e-commerce website builders are affordable, scalable and user-friendly.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Implement as many of these tips as you can, and say goodbye to outrageous electric bills! It can happen to anyone, no matter how diligent you are at turning off the lights. To make sure my dishes are fully dry, I run by dishwasher after dinner, let it fully cycle, and open the door before going to bed (or leaving for work).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 20, 2012

This week I received a question from a reader asking how much to save up before buying a house. Here is Alicia’s question: How much money do my husband and I have to save up before buying our first home? What Can You Afford? What Is an Affordable Mortgage?

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Money Home Debt Buy 186

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

With refinancing, you can change the loan type as well as your lender. To refinance a mortgage, you’ll pay between 2 and 5 percent of the loan amount in closing costs, so if you’re refinancing to save money, you’ll need to calculate your break-even point. How does refinancing work? What is refinancing?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2011

This week’s theme is spring, spring cleaning that is, and I ain’t talking about those dust bunnies. I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. Little House presents Not Enough Saved For Retirement? This is a great post on how we should explore every option.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

When it comes to parenting, your to-do list can seem never-ending, from signing up for school activities, to projects around the house, to planning for the future. If so, have you asked yourself: “What would happen if I were no longer in the picture? Only 10% started before their child was born, according to the data.

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Life Insurance Insurance Parenting Calculators 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. I promise you it will be worth your time. Take a moment to watch them. Penge Snak!:

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