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Work Harder, Then Work Smarter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If the answer is ‘yes’, then you can find more time for a part-time job (because I know you’re watching that television at least once a week). So here’s what you do: turn off the TV (or better yet, sell it), go find a part-time job, and make an additional $500 a month until you get ahead a little.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Yet newlyweds as well as long time married folks may not even be aware of some of the money tricks they or their spouse could be using. Here are a couple to watch for and deal with. Watch for these other money tricks. At the time, I was working part time for about 8 hours a weekend, earning minimum wage.

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Imagining Your Retirement

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you keep postponing your retirement planning, most likely you aren’t contributing any savings or money into your retirement fund (assuming you even have retirement funds). It is hard to get through the year without saving money for retirement if you are thinking about it as life progresses. Seven Retirement Lessons Learned.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

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Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy. Pay bills in a timely manner. Manage long term savings, such as retirement, college savings. Project short term cash needs.

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The 5 Most Important Personal Finance Lessons to Teach your Child

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Watch what others are doing, how they do it and what they may be getting from it. Prepare for getting into the ones you think you might want to attend – by studying the right subjects, participating in the right activities and working the right kinds of part time or summer jobs. How to manage life activities.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

So I’m thrilled to bring you today’s story, because I actually watched this couple’s debt free scream when it was live on the show. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Watch their Debt Free Scream here! Please welcome Drew & Farrah.

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15 Books to Read Before They Hit Theaters in 2015

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Release Date: January 23 ( Watch the Trailer ). Release Date: January 23 ( Watch the Trailer ). Release Date: February 6 ( Watch the Trailer ). Release Date: February 13 ( Watch the Trailer ). Release Date: February 26 ( Watch the Trailer ). Release Date: March 13 ( Watch the Trailer ). 3 Brooklyn.

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