The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Aside from those exceptions, we did all the work ourselves and with the help of family. Our son is 29 and biological. Go figure.

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Motherhood Moments

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I get it—it’s cold, nobody wants to lug furniture up icy steps, you’re exhausted and broke after the holidays, and you don’t want to start the new year by burning the vacation time it might take to complete a move. But if you can get past those objections, you have a lot to gain—like hundreds of dollars in saved rent.”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 20, 2014

It has an income suite, so we live in about 1300 square feet of the house, and our tenant (my brother) lives in the basement suite. If you are looking for a lot of space, you likely need to be looking at single family homes farther away from the cities. The suburbs or even the country will be better to meet your needs. Money Tips'

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Home Home and Garden Buy Buying 193