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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting an Oregonian who does an impressive amount of homesteading. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! One of our baby rabbits Another big part of our lives is adoption. The post Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I’m Mary, and it’s a pleasure to participate in Kristen’s Meet a Reader series. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. I finally wised up, and I’ve been buying prepped and packaged baby spinach and spring greens for years.

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Are You Financially Ready For Kids?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

With a baby, there is always going to be a financial need and so it’s best to be as financially stable as possible so that you will not be stressed out. Besides, if times get hard and you do need to work 2-3 part-time jobs , you can pull that off much easier when you don’t have to figure out babysitting and day care fees.

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What’s Next for ME?

Family Balance Sheet

I have spent the last nine years working part-time at my husband’s office, but I either worked from home or around my kids’ schedules. Today, motherhood will of course continue on for me, but our baby days are over. Over these last nine years of motherhood, I’ve wept quietly and sobbed inconsolably.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Blog Even If You Don’t Make Money From It

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s not often that you connect with people through the internet and get the chance to meet them in person and form friendships. Therefore, in a secondary way, my blog has helped me generate a part-time income every month to supplement my husband’s full-time income. Having a springboard to other jobs.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. It was a hard transition for me to go from being an equal financial contributor in my marriage to staying at home with a baby and not bringing in a paycheck.

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Our 2017 Debt Freedom Plan Update

Family Balance Sheet

” To get through that time, we crafted our Debt Freedom Plan , based on Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps, but tailored to meet our own needs and self-employed lifestyle. During this time, we will use the other half of our snowball amount to restart retirement contributions. My husband and I were on the same page.

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