Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 4, 2011
Hello and welcome to the 316th Carnival of Personal Finance- Family Edition. Big Cajun Man from THE Canadian Personal Finance Site asks What is Your Financial Plan B? Jacob @ My Personal Finance Journey discusses Online Shopping – The Risks, Benefits, and How to Stay Safe. What do you think?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 2, 2011
Not many – but by planning ahead now you might find ways to lessen the expenses you will face next month and use the annual experience as a teachable moment in your child’s personal finance education. Rent Don’t Buy. If your child is wanting to take music lessons, think about renting the instrument instead of buying.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 4, 2012
You can rent a movie, turn-off the lights, grab a bowl of popcorn, and enjoy it with the family. Practice Wise Spending You can do this by surveying for places with lower prices. During weekends and family days, you can set-up some fun activities at home to lessen the expenses. It is not the location that matters but the company.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 19, 2013
In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. Among well-to-do grandparents and the 2.7
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 24, 2023
A Bankrate survey in October found more than half of working Americans (55 percent) say their retirement savings are not where they need to be, with nearly 35 percent saying they’re significantly behind. That percentage goes up with age, according to the survey. Geological Survey. You have to look at the full picture.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 26, 2016
Each year I bring them together in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp and focus on different aspects of personal finance, with saving being a focus in each camp. Helping the parents teach my grandchildren to save is an ongoing project of mine. As part of that, we have explored compound interest. Six measly cents. According to US NEWS .
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
We all know that one of the best personal finance strategies is to have a budget and you’ve probably tried to create one at some time. I found some figures on expenditure percentages from a survey conducted by the Department of Labor , which gave me an idea of what the average person spent in different categories.
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