Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

History has shown us, though, that good times, easy money and easy credit can quickly change us into spenders. ” The easy money effect. Life is short, money is easy, good times are at hand. To someday be your own boss, without fear of running out of money, takes time and lots of persistence. Why stay the course?

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Finally Frugal

JANUARY 8, 2011

This may be especially useful for those of us who - whether currently or in our spendthrift past - may be likely to fritter that money away as soon as it shows up in our paychecks. During the Great Recession, many of us have felt overworked and underfunded and as a result we've replaced vacations with 'staycations'.

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Frugal Spendthrift Debt Recession 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. Is Borrowing Money Ethical?

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213