The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Staying out of debt was/is very important to me & miraculously I have succeeded this far, praise God. Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. This means funds are tight. My kids both have chronic medical issues that are costly & require much budgeting.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 15, 2012

There are lots of financial advisors out there who are trained in the art of financial planning , debt reduction and other financial strategies. Calculate Your Retirement Fund The first important thing to do is calculate how much you estimate you are going to need to fund your retirement.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2013

” Before you answer, here are five other questions to ponder that will help to provide you with the clarity that you seek: How Much Debt Do I Have? . Therefore, consider taking out a year to knock-out debt before getting off of the birth control. How Secure Is My Job? . Do I Have Health Care Insurance? .

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2015

Prepare for getting into the ones you think you might want to attend – by studying the right subjects, participating in the right activities and working the right kinds of part time or summer jobs. How to manage life activities. I hope to show you how to use debt wisely. You need to learn how to talk money.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more. Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When I first started taking courses toward my degree, I quickly realized that the money that I’d saved up barely covered my textbooks for the year and I had to be resourceful to figure out how to come up with the cash. Many students think that they can’t work, because school takes up a lot of their time. Drop Some Courses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 25, 2014

When I’d do things like take out student loans even though I had a full-tuition scholarship and a sweet part-time job in the university cafeteria. Me from 15 years ago would get an earful about what not to do, and advice on budgeting and saving and staying out of debt. How have your money practices evolved?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

So how to do we pass along our ideals and actions to our children without forcing it on them? Teach them how to recycle household items like plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper, etc. Stress the importance of saving and staying away from debt. And in a way that even our youngest children can understand them?

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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.’

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Money May 2012 Debt 113

For the Mommas

JULY 9, 2014

Follow these step by step instructions and you will have your own Children’s Entertainment, Balloon Twisting, Magic show, Face painting complete business — Making Kids Smile, and making yourself smile as well, with all the extra profits you will be making part-time or full -time. Download: Making Kids Smile!

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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.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

1 – Determine how much you need. He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. Being self-employed, we have a higher starter fund on hand and when we pay off our non-mortgage debt, we will save to at least 6 months expenses and maybe even more.

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