Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

With interest rates so low, why not spend now, using debt, instead of waiting for inflation and higher interest rates to kick in and raise the price of goods and services. Why shouldn’t we take that overseas vacation, buy that luxury condo at the lake, get new clothes every change of season, have that spiffy new car?

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Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 8, 2011

In any case, I came across an article with suggestions for how to use this windfall. This may be especially useful for those of us who - whether currently or in our spendthrift past - may be likely to fritter that money away as soon as it shows up in our paychecks. before my spendthrift side can get its grubby paws on it.

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Frugal Spendthrift Debt Recession 45