Saving Everyday

MARCH 30, 2020

Students are immersed in all things Disney while living, learning, and working at the most magical place on earth. My daughter completed the college program , a professional internship, and then went on to work on the conservation team at Animal Kingdom. Depending on traffic, it took my daughter 10 – 15 minutes to get to work.

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College Disney Disney World Daughter 52

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 21, 2021

Our journey to debt freedom started back in 2013 when we found ourselves saddled with business and student loans. I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets. What are YOUR non-negotiables in life?

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Debt Goals Debt Free Pay Off Debt 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? Today’s students pay dearly for that sheepskin. Should today’s high school students consider avoiding the debt and going after those jobs instead?

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College Debt Education Student 227

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Hardworking and hungry Bible school student Jane Adler cleanshouses to make ends meet. The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised to believe slavery is God-ordained and acceptable. Good, Clean Murder: A Plain Jane Mystery. Candle in the Darkness .

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Cleaning Virginia Student Daughter 73

Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 25, 2013

The Every Day Heroes campaign honors educators who teach students to be their best by offering great savings on school supplies and other products for the heroes closest to our hearts. When she is not busy helping her students succeed, Kimberly is spending time with her husband and two daughters.

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Education Giveaway Pepperidge Farm Student 110

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2012

Here are some experienced based graduation gifts by which your student may benefit. Your son or daughter visits different relatives in different cities, taking a temporary job in each to earn gas money and pay back their hosts for food and etc. Tour de jobs. You could organize a look at multiple different careers.

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Graduation Gifts Student Plumbing 201

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

If your freezer is packed with ready-made meals that just need to be heated up, this would be an awesome gift for anybody, especially any college students or seniors on your list. This is a great idea for seniors, friends who don’t have family nearby, college students, or just about anyone on your list. Ready Made Freezer Meals.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

For the Mommas

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Casta Fierce will be rocking with the student disem-body of Monster High this All Hallows Eve when she and her band perform their monster hits – it’s the most exclusive ticket in the monsterrific universe. The Daughter of Circe has always been a drama queen – and this sparkling flared gown is brimming with drama!

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Target Student Daughter Tickets 51

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 9, 2017

Recently, I had my question answered when GIANT Food Stores invited me and my daughters to meet with the in-store nutritionist, Madelyn, at their Camp Hill, PA store. And this service is for people of all ages, not just students. Meeting with Madelyn gave me and my daughters some new ideas to start the school year on the right foot.

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Lunch Lunches Kids and Family Daughter 100

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

My store had a huge display of these, so I bought four and already gave them to my daughter and her best friends (all college students). As if that isn’t awesome enough, each set includes over $10 in coupons…and they are awesome coupons! These make great gifts! 1 Rubbermaid LunchBlox Lunch Packing Containers Coupon.

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Kroger Lunch Lunches Student 40

For the Mommas

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Lois and Chris know the loss will crush the community and harm students forced to travel more than an hour to classes. Newspaper owner Lois, Mayor Eva, and college students unite to fight the bureaucrats, with some surprising—and unexpected results. Then there’s that new highway that’s creeping even closer.

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Student Green Louisiana Newspaper 69

Nicoles Nickels

MARCH 12, 2013

Sixth through ninth-grade students across the nation are invited to participate, including those who have competed in Broadcom MASTERS®, a program of Society for Science & the Public (SSP). A New Lifetime Series: “Preachers’ Daughters” Related Stories Dinner & a Movie for the Kids, You get $5!

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Irons Student Disneyland California 65

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Major Category: Liabilities - My sub-files are Credit Cards, Mortgage, Student Loan, Credit Score Info. Major Category: Education - I keep a folder for each daughter. Major Category: Legal Documents - I have sub-files for marriage and birth certificates, passports, and will. Major Category: Taxes - I have a sub-file for each year.

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Paper Organic Organization Home Improvement 147

Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Some books I borrowed and loved were The Hangman’s Daughter series and the Hunger Games series. Amazon Student - Amazon Student is a free membership program created especially for college students. First time Amazon Student signups receive a FREE six month trial of Amazon Prime.

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Amazon Student Library Mom 85

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Perfect student, perfect daughter and perfect friend. If you’re an avid reader, then we have some of the best selling novels from Amazon Kindle all for FREE now! Shattered Rose (Winsor Series Book 1) by Tammy L Gray: Avery Nichols knows how to wear the mask. Then she meets him…and everything changes.

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Goldfish Psychology Ohio Occasions 40

For the Mommas

JULY 11, 2012

In a humble fishing village on the shores of the Nile lives Asenath, a fisherman’s daughter who has everything she could want. Amazon.com is offering these books free for a limited time. Two Destinies…One Journey of Love. Until her perfect world is shattered.

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Television Televisions Student Daughter 67

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs. I came into adulthood struggling to pay my way through college and then struggling to repay student loans on a small salary. I want my daughters to have more knowledge and opportunity than we did. Here’s Beth: 1.

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

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. Our non-mortgage debt was in the six figures when we started this plan and included 4 business loans and a student loan. It was a scary time for us. What got us through financially? Our emergency fund.

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Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 26, 2014

Written by my daughter, Brittany Madden. Between living expenses, student teaching in Barcelona, and being a new baby college graduate, my funds had gotten pretty low. Pin This To Pinterest. As you all may remember from a previous post , I was lucky enough to get a Professional Internship at Walt Disney World!

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Thankful Shopping Gift Cards Swagbucks 66

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 24, 2023

The daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and Yugoslavian immigrant father, Schmitz knows what it means to be an “outsider.” At one of our on-campus mentoring events, I was hosting a table of female students and young alumnae. After listening to my story, the first question was, “How did you do it?” That is what they all wanted to know.

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Puerto Rico Work Women Kids and Family 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 3, 2012

This includes our mortgage and my husband's student loan. Our oldest daughter is in Kindergarten and we have not started to save for her higher education. No more excuses. Just get it done! Increase our Monthly Debt Payment. We have set a goal date of July 2015 to pay off all of our debt. The amount needed is yet to be determined.

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Financial Goals Goals 2012 Emergency Fund 127

Saving Everyday

JULY 4, 2012

You can load money to it anytime, so it would be perfect for, say, a college student. I’ve receive several emails from readers with some great ideas: Bethany wrote: I used your idea and ordered one for my daughter in college and gave her both cards. Get your card now! NO credit check! Spends like cash!

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College Gift Cards Debt Money 45

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Saddled with business and student loans in 2013, I just couldn’t imagine making the monthly payments for the full term of the loans. I have no problem shopping at a thrift store and not having cable TV, but I still want to camp and watch my daughters swim meets. What’s important to you?

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Debt Goals 2016 Calculators 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! Sunrise with my daughter at Lake Michigan Our son is now 15, and about 25 hours into his private pilot’s license, which he’s funding by earning money working for my father-in-law.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

When the student loan interest accrual was paused due to the pandemic, we buckled down and paid them off. The biggest would be the student loans. I love the picture of you and your daughter under the umbrella; so cute! It has been amazing for our finances and my mental health. They were a great price!

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 184

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

At the time, we had 4 business loans and 1 student loan that were weighing on us, so we created our Debt Freedom Plan. We have a retirement to plan , our daughters’ college to save for, and many places to visit. I wouldn’t wish that feeling on my worst enemy.

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Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Nicoles Nickels

JULY 11, 2013

I would never undo the decision to marry because that eventually allowed me to have my daughter, the best child in the whole world (just in case she reads this). So I moved into a dorm, not a traditional dorm with traditional age students (which I could have done, but chose not too), but a dorm for returning students like me.

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College Education Student Women 58

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 4, 2015

I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. in student loan debt that was a combination of my master’s degree and my daughters undergraduate degree. What do you do for a living? What are your hobbies? Hi, I’m Maureen! How much debt did you pay off? I had $50,784.35

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Debt Credit Cards Debt Free Student 100

For the Mommas

AUGUST 10, 2014

Lured by the promise of “real” freedom and a new town to call their own, sharecroppers Ezekial Harban and his three daughters leave behind remnants of slavery in the war-torn south and set off for Nicodemus, Kansas. Many head back home, but Ezekial and his daughters are determined to build a new life in the stark territory.

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Fridays Daughter Grandmother Wisconsin 51

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

We have two daughters, Emma (11 years old) and Brooklyn (9 years old). We had two student loans that still had balances, even though we’d already been paying on them for 10 years. Jeff and I are complete opposites, but have made it work for our 13 years of marriage. When I sat down and added it all up, we were facing $58,704.10

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Debt Debt Free Budgeting Budget 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

I paid for college with a number of student loans that I just finished paying off last year. The Obamas Want Their Daughters To Work Minimum Wage Jobs. I read recently that the Obamas want their daughters to work minimum wage jobs. Sasha and Malia are daughters of a U.S. Such is the case with the Obamas.

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Daughter Kids Kids and Family Parenting 242

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. cars, and finally our student loans. daughter’s tenth birthday. It took us four years, but we paid off over $80,000 of debt! We are debt. free except for our mortgage. It was a good (or not so good!) Grad school ain’t cheap, y’all!

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 8, 2012

As a grad student, I had hit a few “vintage” shops but had never really looked to outfit myself or children using resale clothing. But as my daughter grew, I noted how many nice things I was giving away. Terrifically, if you know where to go! About five years ago, I started thrifting.

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Thrifting Thrift Stores Clothes Clothing 76

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 31, 2014

Student council was for the guys, girls didn’t get elected. Cultural and historical mores allowed encouraged men to beat their wives, sell women for sex, marry off their daughters as children or just flat out get rid of the female babies. and our daughters still see mainly guys in their school’s student council.

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2014 Daughter Election Sports 167

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

The last loan was his student loan and I wanted him to make that final payment. 2 – Read, research, ask questions, and understand how we will pay for our daughters’ college. We have not put a single dime away for our daughters’ education. I ran upstairs and woke my husband up and told him the good news.

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 4, 2015

What It’s About: Literature student Anastasia Steele’s life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey. . Amazon Review: “ Love, Rosie ” by Cecelia Ahern. Release Date: February 6 ( Watch the Trailer ). Starring: Lily Collins, Sam Claflin, Suki Waterhouse. #5 5 stars). . #14

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2015 Watches College Tuition North Carolina 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

We hit our Annual Household Portion (kind of like a deductible) of $10,000 with Medi-Share in 2017 when our daughter had an unexpected medical condition arise that required multiple tests, 3 surgeries, and medication. Move up the Student Loan Payoff Date. Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113