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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) I think the easiest part is things that are habitual so I no longer need to use will-power to resist the temptation. Gretchen, thanks so much for participating!

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Working on My Time Management

Family Balance Sheet

For 6 years, my kids have dictated my schedule and now I am juggling working part time outside of the home, shuttling my kids to soccer practice, managing our home, spending quality time with my family, training for my first half-marathon in October, and finding time to work in my blog and other projects.

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

Motherhood Moments

For example, the non-profit Wait Until 8 th urges parents to wait until children are in the eighth grade before giving them a smartphone. If they are old enough, encourage them to get a part-time job. Thanks for reading! There is no “right” age recommendation for this. Don’t preach. Learn more at www.daviddmagee.com.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

You will be so thankful later. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! 17 – Find a part-time job. If you need to save a lot of money and you have pinched every last penny, then consider finding a part-time job in order to find the money for your emergency fund.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Also sell cheap practical stuff at key times, example: for 3 years we sold glow necklaces at the local fireworks shows in our cities during July 4th weekend. Example, Farrah would want a pedicure.

Debt 100
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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

You will be so thankful later. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! 15 – Find a part-time job. If you need to save a lot of money and you have pinched every last penny, then consider finding a part-time job in order to find the money for your emergency fund.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We do not live with access stuff, but spend our time and money creating memories with our family. Instead of buying gifts, for example, we may take our kids out for dinner, to a movie, or on a trip.We We strive to be a pretty active family.

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