Remove Budgeting Remove Meeting Remove Part Time Remove Saving
article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting an Oregonian who does an impressive amount of homesteading. How did you become interesting in saving money? I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) Hello, everyone!

Oregon 190
article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

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. I’ve since spent much time going through the archives. How did you get interested in saving money? What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! How did you get interested in saving money? What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm.

Arkansas 182
article thumbnail

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. How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) A third “why” is that saving money is like a game to me.

article thumbnail

Increase Your Income | 31 Days to Find $1000

Family Balance Sheet

On Sundays, we’ll meet here to catch our breath, and let everyone know how we’re finding our $1000. We can slash our budgets to bare bones, but the quickest way to reach our savings goal is to increase our income. Find a Part-Time Job. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Can you tutor?

Finds 113
article thumbnail

Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

” Stanley wrote about Susan, a wife and mother who handled all of the financial tasks in her home, from budgeting to making investment decisions. Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy.

Office 182
article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

In a previous Meet a Reader post, we met MB in MN. I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. This was a time I had been thinking about not teaching anymore and staying home, so I was looking for new ideas to be thrifty. How did you get interested in saving money? Why do I want to save money?