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My Story on How to Successfully Take Courses While Working Full Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the things many of you may or may not know about me is that my entire university education has been acquired while working full time. When I was allotted TV time, I didn’t use it to watch the standard children’s shows. Well I studied, wrote the exam and got the job. Assess Your Time.

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Parenting Pointers - Discipline Mistakes That Parents Often Make

Motherhood Moments

To drive this point home, all of these points will have an example for kids and an example for adults. Regardless of the developmental stage they are in, the overall assertion remains the same that there are behaviors that humans respond well to and behaviors that (at best) are confusing or (at worst) are damaging.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

We bought a cheap old trampoline and enclosed the bottom with chicken wire as their run It has been a learning curve to take care of this much land, as well as the chickens and cows we’ve since added. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!),

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I Just Graduated. Isn’t It Too Early to Talk About Life Insurance? – Life Happens

Savings Corner

Preparing for the Future Graduation is often a time when other life milestones start taking shape as well. Take Summer Stokes’ story, for example. At 22 years old, Summer was managing her own household, working full-time and attending school with dreams of becoming a doctor. Why Should I Do It Now?

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What Should I Look for in a Business School?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, an MBA with a focus in management can synergize with a wide variety of undergraduate majors, providing those with an expertise in, say, science or medicine with the leadership skills needed to take charge of teams and manage personnel working under them.

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3 Important Lessons in Living Frugally, But Not Too Frugally

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Losing Valuable Time. Being employed full-time and running two home-based businesses over the past few years, I’ve learned the true meaning of the phrase “time is money.&# I must consider time commitments before I go ahead with any money-saving initiative. A good example of this is clipping coupons.

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Budgeting for Life

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I live within our means and budget and hope our children will learn from example. His usual diet of sugar and white bread has not served his health well. In light of these recent events, I have found that I’m not only serving as the primary caregiver for my own children, but my parents as well.

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