Finally Frugal

JANUARY 1, 2011

Little did I know when I started this blog in January of 2008 that I would learn so much and come so far in my struggle to overcome my debt and control my spending. Those who are living within (or beneath) their means, who espouse the ideals of simple living without feeling as if they're missing out on anything. Welcome to 2011!

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

I have been sharing my passion for simple living on GrowingSlower.com since 2011, and I now have added the Real Mom’s Guide series of books and courses to further encourage my readers! That was in 2008, so you might imagine how that turned out! My husband and I met in architecture school. What inspired you to get debt free?

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

I first stumbled across Kristen’s blog about 10 years ago. I didn’t relate to the homeschooling posts at that time so I ended up re-discovering her blog about 6-7 years ago and have been reading regularly ever since. This is completely inspired by this blog. We bought our house as a short sale in 2008.

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