Motherhood Moments
DECEMBER 26, 2022
With the holiday season in full swing and inflation weighing on people’s finances, more than 75% of Americans expect to spend less on New Year’s plans compared to last year and 1 in 3 people are planning to make a finance-related New Year’s resolution for 2023, according to a new WalletHub survey , released today.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 10, 2017
When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. The world wide recession made us all (either of necessity or by choice) a bit more frugal.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 8, 2014
In 2008-2009 when we had the credit crunch and recession, there was at least one day when stores were not accepting credit. Gas stations, some hotels, some restaurants are examples of places you might negotiate a cash discount. Cash is almost universally accepted. That day the entire credit system nearly collapsed.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 26, 2016
Although we think of the Great Recession starting in early 2009, it wasn’t until 2013 that the 5 year CD interest rate fell below 1% – and has stayed there ever since according to Bank Rates interest survey data. The FDIC shows the US national average payout for savings accounts less than $100,000 is.06%.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 4, 2011
With the advent of the Great Recession, today’s populations are re-learning frugality and expense reduction. According to a survey they did, at any one time about 16% of homeowners are involved in remodels. This post was written by Marie. . We were so poor that we re-used coffee grounds to make more coffee!
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