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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. Well, kids, your parents lied to you – money does grow on trees. The trees are your investment accounts. Figure out what you need to live and put the rest in a secure account.

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Our 2019 Financial Goal

Family Balance Sheet

Save $10k in a savings account, specifically earmarked for medical expenses. This should have been done as soon as we became parents back in 2005, but we kept putting it off. I have yet to write a Medi-Share recap for 2018, but our goal was to replenish the healthcare savings account that we depleted in 2017.