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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

We spend most of our time seeing friends and family, participating in our church activities or working on our property. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

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. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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End of Year Wrap Up and 2012 Goals

Finally Frugal

It's been quite a year; I have a total of four jobs (one full time, three part time) and am beginning to make a dent in my student loan debt. By the end of this year, I will have increased my income by over 70% (compared to my one full time job). Now, going forward, what are my goals for 2012 ? So that's it!

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What Should I Look for in a Business School?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Career advancement is the goal, of course, but your choice of concentration is what will shape the path that leads there. For those who can’t afford to drop everything, however, a part-time degree program might be a better fit. Pick a Concentration.

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Imagining Your Retirement

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you fail to start thinking of your retirement plan now (regardless of how old you are), I think you will fail to achieve your goals. Well, okay, maybe not this instant (you should finish this post first), but soon! In doing so, it forces you to work towards accomplishing this goal. Don’t wait!

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What’s Next for ME?

Family Balance Sheet

My husband and I agreed early in our marriage that our goal was for me to stay at home with our children. I have spent the last nine years working part-time at my husband’s office, but I either worked from home or around my kids’ schedules. Does back-to-school mean big changes for your family too?

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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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