The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market.

Kids and Family 185

Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 185

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

On top of our normal day to day expenses, the new property taxes were due, we had more ownership expenses than we realized, and we had a family to feed. We had our daughters later in life and at a crucial time in our lives, I stopped our retirement contribution. I had to cut something from our spending and do it quickly.

Goals 100

Goals Debt Renovation Daughter 100

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Our son is 29 and biological.

Green And Frugal 179

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 179

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

And I was pregnant with our youngest daughter, so what should have been a joyous year was quite a stressful one. Also to top it off, I had a huge property tax due that month for our office building that was going to be difficult to pay for in light of the circumstances. It was a scary time for us. Our emergency fund.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130