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Alternatives to Student Loans to Fund Your Education

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many students think that they can’t work, because school takes up a lot of their time. Few students have so little free time that they can’t work at least part-time. Your wallet and future self will thank you. Drop Some Courses. Paid Internships/Co-Op Work Terms. See If Your Job Will Sponsor You.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

My Dad was a blue-collar factory worker with an incredible work ethic (3 jobs at a time to pay bills if needed), Mom (& her higher degree) quit teaching & chose to stay home to educate me & eventually my brother; they started a ministry when I was a year old-we all helped with the maintenance & function of said ministry.

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Parenting Pointers - What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children on Social Media

Motherhood Moments

If they are old enough, encourage them to get a part-time job. Parents and educators see the damaging effects of social media up close every day. Thanks for reading! Student wellbeing activist David Magee couldn’t agree more. The Surgeon General’s warning is no surprise to anyone who’s paying attention.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. We’ve found free or low-cost ways for her to try a career before investing a lot of money in education. These two questions go together for me) I love the furniture rehabbing posts, Thankful Thursday, and WIS-WWA. Here’s Beth: 1. I’m 52.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. Mary, thanks so much for joining in! That’s not right.

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Money Makers - 96% of People Say Remote or Hybrid Work Is Best For Their Mental Health: FlexJobs Reports

Motherhood Moments

FlexJobs provides the highest-quality database of vetted remote and flexible job listings, from entry-level to executive, startups to public companies, part-time to full-time. Thanks for reading! FlexJobs also has partner sites Remote.co and Job-Hunt.org to help round out its content and job search offerings.

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