The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
How did you get interested in saving money? My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
How did you get interested in saving money? At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated.
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Family Balance Sheet
OCTOBER 14, 2014
Download another budget (but save under a different name) for your other yearly gift giving. There are birthdays, anniversaries,weddings, babies, graduations, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day and many more days to plan for. Do you save money every month for your gift spending?
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
How did you get interested in saving money? Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 24, 2012
There’s Mothers Day, Fathers Day, Grandparents Day, Nurses Day, Bosses Day, Administrative Assistant’s Day, Breast Cancer Awareness Day, Black History Month and now – since 2004, Financial Literacy Month. Your children know that you are saving money. Then you are not included in the statistics listed above.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have.
For the Mommas
OCTOBER 21, 2015
But when her brother graduates high school, Silvia is drafted into helping her mother organize a family gathering and welcomes the challenge. Backpacking: Definitive Backpacking Guide for Traveling Light, Saving Money, and Proper Gear provides essential “know how” for your great adventure.
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