Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2014

I graduated in 2012 with no loans from my degree. It was hard work, and required me to work almost full-time to pay for my tuition and living expenses while I was still going to school. It’s not easy to graduate without debt, but it’s definitely doable. However, this is not the case.

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Debt Debt Free Graduation Student 217

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Being his future stepmom and not his mother is tough at times like these! I definitely know Noah well but I also know that kids just want their moms when they’re sick! The first time he was sick when he was at our house I thought back to what made me happier when I was sick and I put those ideas to use.

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Vicks Giveaway Couch Rent 108

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 23, 2016

“ Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” ” Gee, I wonder why women publish fewer papers, with so many daily drains on their time. The gender pay gap is alive and well – but why?

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Daughter Son Women Work 150

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 1, 2011

With that said, here are my goals for 2011: Attempt to double my income (from roughly $40,000 from the day job to $80,000 including all of my part time and full time income. We'll see how things go; I'm definitely committed to following through with my goals, and though they seem rather daunting at this stage.

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New Year's Goals 2008 2011 45

Finally Frugal

MAY 30, 2012

The good news is that I am on schedule to make more from my assorted part time jobs than I do at the full time job (now do you understand why I've not had the time or energy to update my blog more frequently?) I'll definitely update at the next milestone, whatever that is (hopefully soon at $29,000 student loan balance).

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Debt Student TV shows Goals 40

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I wouldn’t qualify it as embarrassing, given the time period, but we lost our entire downpayment on the first house we bought. My parents were married for 7 years before having kids, and during that time they both worked – my dad is an engineer, and my mom’s a nurse, so they made pretty good money!

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job. I became debt-free on May 29, 2012 and the first thing I did was quit my job as a seasonal tax pro. On the flip side, I ate a lot of cheap food while I was paying off debt, and definitely don’t do that now. How did you celebrate when you became debt free?

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227