Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2012

Miss T told me that she thinks everyone is looking for ways to maximize their earnings and stretch their dollar and an article on how to make extra money would be timely. I don’t disagree with her, and in this article I’d like to share one specific way one can make some of that extra dough online with their spare time.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? As mentioned, this blog has changed my POV on what’s “actually” frugal, so that makes me feel more successful & victorious! This means funds are tight.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. Hey everyone! Here’s Andrea: 1. Cupcakes I baked 17.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I know there are many others who are interested in becoming a vegetarian or even a part-time vegetarian (for the record, I despise this expression. There are steps you can take before you decide to stop eating meat that will help make the decision and the transition easier for you. Completely not true! So I don’t eat it.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 31, 2013

We got rid of clutter by selling some stuff and returning unused purchases, we were able to reduce our spending by $100 during the month by being more deliberate with our money and I met some new blogging friends who were also participating in the challenge. The 31 Days Recap: Day 1: Make October a “Needs” Only Month.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2011

You also met Chris from FreelancePF who was sharing tips on how to eat well, lose weight, and live a healthy lifestyle, however due to personal circumstances, he has had to resign from writing for this blog. Outside of her blogging life, she works full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. I enjoy blogging and biking, and I usually cycle between 15 and 20 miles a day indoors when I’m not getting out to hit a bike trail. Yup, I’m a voracious reader. The photos included with this post are mainly from our travel adventures.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

With that much debt, we needed some go big or go home heavy hitters that would make a big impact on debt reduction. While reducing our day to day spending would certainly help, we needed to reduce large chunks of debt at a time to pay off six figures quickly. We moved the goal post multiple times. We just ate an elephant!

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

AUGUST 22, 2017

Most of us are very familiar with the side hustle – whether it’s a blog, freelance jobs, or other part-time work we do that fuels our passions and make us tick. You Are a Badass at Making Money. But what if you want to turn those hustles into your main gig? Good To Great.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. If you find yourself hitting the drive thru on your way to work, start making your breakfast and brewing your coffee at home. For ideas, read: 5 Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas. 15 – Find a part-time job.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

In case you don’t know what buy and hold is, here is an excerpt of its definition from one of my blog posts. In a secular bull market, it is beneficial for the average, part time investor to buy and hold. Do not use buy and hold all of the time. Buy and hold works if you have a safe job.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2011

Outside of my blogging life, I work full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company and I also teach part-time at a local University. And for fun, I study new ways to save money in my life (yeah, seriously, I find that fun… ), garden, and spend time with my wonderful pets.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

When thinking of ways to reduce the overall cost of home energy consumption, it makes the most sense to tackle the heating and cooling costs. It makes up the biggest chunk of the pie, and there are great options available for reducing it. They degrade over time and they don’t save you that much money.

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

For many of you moms who are working part-time, full-time, homeschooling, volunteering, etc. You are all working professions making an impact if your community and you should apply for this opportunity to win cash! Are you a student or a working professional looking to impact the world through your career?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

They write a personal blog, Where Love Takes Us. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We looked around and saw people making 4x what we made, but they were upside down too… So we said there has to be a better way. Making a budget and cutting expenses.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. We evaluated it and began to make cuts. We make decisions together about our money. We live in New York. We are a close family that likes to laugh.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill. The Spectrum Group.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

” Dr Dean presents iPads And Tablets: Ten Ways To Keep ‘Em Safe While Traveling posted at The Millionaire Nurse Blog , saying, “iPad’s size and weight make them great for traveling Read all about how to help keep yours from the black hole that is ‘ airline lost and found.’ Readon for some great bonuses.

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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. 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.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. You’d be surprised how much money you could make on things that are just accumulating dust in your home!

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. When my husband and I got married, we were making hardly any money. 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. So together we decided to make a very.

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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 chose to sacrifice my time now to knock it out more quickly. this CAN be done.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

If you have a CPA license, you can help business owners file taxes, generate balance sheets and other accounting documents and make your professional recommendations about your client’s bottom line. Whatever your field of expertise, starting a consulting business is a great way to make a sizable income while working on your own terms.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. How did they make it happen? When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. She also started a blog. How hard was it? They Changed their Habits.

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