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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

I love this blog because it feels like you are talking to a friend. We knew that I would likely not be working full time much longer as we wanted to start a family, so we chose a house that was in a low price range and got a 15-year mortgage. I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby. No surprise there; I write a blog about family life and finances. Pay our bills in a timely manner. After motherhood, this role was my dream job! What does that person do in your home?

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. The term “sinking fund” was originally a business term used to designate a savings account where a corporation holds funds for the repayment of a debt in order to improve their liquidity. There are dozens of ways to earn money from home – from online surveys to starting a blog.

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Learning to Save & Pay Off Debt | Guest Post

Saving Cents With Sense

You never realize how important work and health is until you are struggling with both, and quitting my job and going through a hard time truly humbled me. Flash forward to current day – I run my own business as a freelancer and work full time. Catch up on her latest adventures on her blog Ocean Dreams.

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Back to Basics: Saving Your Savings

For the Mommas

So you can save money at the store. but the question is what are you doing with that savings. Shelly from Coupon Teacher gives us some ideas about how we can save our savings. I see it on frugal blogs all the time. “I and saved over $30!”. Sometimes I wish for a way to really “save” those savings.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money. It was never.

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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

Saving Everyday

You won’t find things like “start a YouTube channel or blog” in this post. We don’t have time for that. Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget This is a two-part conversation. My niece goes to Goodwill and buys what I can only describe as bags of junk, and she makes a full-time income selling it on eBay.