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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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2 – We opened up high-interest savings accounts and earned $250 in interest. We are in what I call our “shovel season of life” Our oldest daughter leaves for college in the fall of 2024 and we have a big savings goal to hit before then. In total, we have made $250 in interest since April.

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10 Must-Know Personal Finance Tips for Moms’ Financial Success

Penny Pinchin' Mom

They already have savings accounts that they don’t know about. I send in $50 every month to each of their accounts. Things like your savings account, your retirement fund, your house, investments accounts, real estate…these are all assets.

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How to Save Money Fast – My Top 20 Tips

Penny Pinchin' Mom

I set up a standing order from my checking account to my savings on the first of every month, still at $600. So, whenever I banked my check at the end of the month, $600 automatically disappeared from my savings account. Start Using Cash This is a wonderful way to save money. Believe me! See what I did there?

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Why Save Money in a Low Interest Rate Environment?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Because we only have a week to show results, and because savings account interest rates have been near zero each year since camps started, I have routinely given the jar 50% interest. Trepidation about having the grand-kids open a savings account. Both are now old enough to open a bank savings account.

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How to Make Millions with Passive Income

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you put a certain percent of your earnings into a savings account, then that fund will grow linearly as well (well, it will grow a little bit, but at what rate, 0.25%??)! He then used that money to buy a plot of land and rented it to a local farmer for a hefty amount each month. Making Millions with Passive Income.

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A Goal Without a Plan is Just a Wish

Family Balance Sheet

After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. Selling the property and going back to renting wasn’t the way I wanted to handle the situation, so I sat down and created a step-by-step plan.

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What Has Your Money Done for You Lately?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You could flip a house, or buy a multi-family complex and rent out the units. 5 Investment Strategies For The Wary Beginner 4 Ways to Enhance Your Financial New Year’s… Savings Accounts and Stock Investments: Uses, Values and… Money Tips' Do you have enough money to buy an investment property?

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