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Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. If you're anything like me, you've most likely found yourself sucked into the wonderful world of Pinterest at least once. With a few clicks of your mouse, it's easy to build boards of inspiration for countless numbers of items, interests and passions. But did you know ...
Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. Dinner is an important meal, and it is usually the largest one of the day. As a result, preparing dinner for the family can get expensive. If you are interested in saving money while still providing quality food for your family, you should take a look ...
This guest post from Jim is part of the “reader stories” feature at Prairie Eco-Thrifter. Some stories contain general advice while others are tales of how a PET reader achieved success or failure. These stories feature people from all backgrounds and levels of financial maturity and with all sorts of incomes. If you’re like many people, you didn’t ...
Did you know that 90% of Americans drive to work despite the fact that 70% of them have a commute that is less than 2 miles? Reading this statistic surprised me, even though I’m one of the 0.6% of our nation’s population that bikes to work.What if you consider that over 37.5% of our population is ...
‘The time to start saving for retirement is yesterday’ quipped the financial advisor. The second-best time to start is today!The longer you save for retirement, the more money you will have to retire on, even if the amounts saved are quite small in the beginning. This article looks at the reasons an early start to ...
“Start small; Dream big”, wrote Robert Kiyosaki in “Rich Dad Poor Dad”. This book, as well as others he has written, changed the way a whole generation of people thought about money and wealth.You’ve probably heard this already, but you’ve got to have a dream or a vision of what you want to achieve. Otherwise, ...
On March 28, 2012 the Senate passed Resolution 409 that officially recognized April as National Financial Literacy Month.Why do we need yet another officially designated day, week, month – we have so many! There's Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Grandparents Day, Nurses Day, Bosses Day, Administrative Assistant's Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, Black History Month and ...
Water is good for you, but let’s face it, water can get boring. As a result, nearly all of us drink something else as well. This may be tea, coffee, soda, beer, wine, and the list goes on. However, our quest to find interesting drink options, can lead us to spending more money than we ...
Many people choose to use a financial planner for choosing and managing their financial portfolio, especially where investments are concerned. This is even more true for ethical investments given the additional effort and knowledge needed to thoroughly research companies during the screening process to assess their suitability and make sure that they match your ethical ...
If you are looking for a way to save some money or if you are looking for a place to find good deals, you should check out your local thrift. Thrift stores are great places to find all sorts of things, but they are especially good places to find clothing. Some of the well known, ...
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