The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

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. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made?

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 175

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 177

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I’d load up that dishpan with whatever gear and ingredients I needed, and carry it down to the one full kitchen in the entire dorm of 150+ students on the first floor. They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 186

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 27, 2019

My Dad spent weeks planning a 10th-anniversary surprise for my Mom and even enlisted the help of the staff at Artist Point. Have a drink at one of the many hotel lounges on property. She completed several Disney internships and eventually accepted a full-time position on the conservation team at Animal Kingdom.

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Disney World Disney Food and Drink Wedding 52