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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. Here is a little history: Ever since I was a little kid I have had a keen interest in medicine. When you are 18, two years seems like a life time. This threw me off my game.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I’m in my 60’s, I’ve been married to the love of my life for 44 years and we have two adult “kids.” We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

My husband and I have four kids ranging from age 3-8, and I am a stay-at-home mom. Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. Tell us a little about yourself Hello! canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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A clean-the-inbox Q&A

The Frugal Girl

Does this look different now that your kids are older? I’ve really worked to overcome those expectations and make Christmas the way I and my family want it to be, but I still have lingering dread when I think of Christmas. ? In short, I definitely have less time to do Christmas activities as compared to years ago.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

years with no car (and two small kids!). I am so impressed by the amount of biking and walking she and her family do, especially since it’s the functional sort, to get yourself from point A to point B. My own kids were born in different time zones, too – one in MN, one in OH. We lived for 2.5

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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. Forget about it.)

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

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). We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far!

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