The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I also assumed I’d get a certain salary when graduating that I now know would have been exceptional. In my area, the amount of free beautiful parks, nature centers, museums, national monuments, free concerts, kid programs at the library, things to rent at the library (books, ebooks, Kanopy, tools, toys, board games) is so wonderful!

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 180

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 4, 2023

You’ve finally found a great place to rent. The rental market is incredibly tight right now, and in the last year, median asking rent in the U.S. Essentially, a scammer poses as a landlord, often stealing a legitimate listing and reposting it with a lower rent price and the criminal’s own contact information.

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Landlord Real Estate Bank Banking 100

Savings Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For example, good credit can improve your chances of landing a job or renting an apartment. Renting an apartment. When you submit an application to rent an apartment, the landlord may look at your credit score to gauge how likely you are to pay your rent on time. Setting up utilities. Upgrade it.

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Credit Cards Student Credit College 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 29, 2013

Report your rent. Experian and TransUnion now accept rent payments for inclusion on your credit report. Rent payments must be uploaded by third-party service like RentalKharma (currently free), RentReporters ($10 per month) or WilliamPaid (free when you pay your rent from your bank account via the site).

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Credit Cards Credit Building Rent 234

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Education data was provided courtesy of Greatschools , a nationwide ratings system that evaluates schools based on performance on state achievement tests, graduation rates and other factors. Whether that’s a mortgage or rent, a large percentage of your salary will go toward your housing expenses.

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Calculators Tools Transportation Healthcare 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Are you graduating this spring? PET Archives : Save Money on Rent. Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: Harry Campbell from The Four Hour Work Day wants to know why There’s no Loyalty in the Corporate World. Staring a home renovation? How to Be Green and Save Money. 10 Reasons You’re Broke. Thrifty Ways to Save on Travel.

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Fridays Finance Personal Finance Renovation 167

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2012

I was in college for five and a half years for a four year program prior to graduating, and I paid my way through the whole thing. I learned quickly that the costs add up and that budgeting is of utmost importance if you want to graduate without thousands of dollars worth of debt. Which I did want to do.

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College Library Rent Saving 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2013

There are numerous factors to consider when deciding whether to buy your first home or to continue renting – especially when you’re out of college. This is a big problem for recent graduates. Many people prefer to rent in order to have the benefits of a house without the risk of ownership. Maintenance fund.

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Home Emergency Fund Buy Buying 186

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 4, 2015

After renting an office for 12 years, we had nothing to show for it and the space was starting to feel a bit cramped. Selling the property and going back to renting wasn’t the way I wanted to handle the situation, so I sat down and created a step-by-step plan. My husband and I had children later in life.

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Goals Debt Renovation Daughter 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

The recession has made it more difficult than usual for new graduates to find gainful employment, especially with experienced workers finding themselves unemployed for months or even years. By requiring them to pay rent or buy groceries, it helps to instill a sense of responsibility and how much it costs to run a household.

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At Home Home Parenting Rent 214

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Federal and private student loan repayment typically begins six months after you graduate or leave school. Federal and private student loan repayment typically begins six months after you graduate or leave school. When do you pay back a student loan? You don’t have to wait to begin payments, though.

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Student Refinancing Debt Free Debt 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

I graduated from State U with a liberal arts degree in the early 1970s – when there was a world wide recession followed by stagflation. But, at least I graduated without debt. She rents a space in a salon, managing her own client base, collecting her own fees, obtaining her own supplies, providing her own training and etc.

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College Debt Education Student 227

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 16, 2014

When you focus on the goals beyond paying your rent and keeping the lights on, your budget goes from a “restriction”, to a roadmap to achieving your ideal financial future. For instance, if you want to pay for your kids to go to college or to remodel your home, start designating a portion of each month’s budget for that objective.

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Budget Budgeting Lowes Goals 188

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

When I graduated high school I went straight into the workforce as an accounting assistant, and did business school on nights and weekends. I could barely afford my $600 rent payment, which was in a horrible neighborhood. My name is Carrie and I live in beautiful East Texas (right outside Dallas) with my husband of just under year.

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Debt Debt Free Financial Goals Goals 227

For the Mommas

JUNE 3, 2011

Blockbuster Express: Rent 2, Get 1 Free. Free Kindle Ebook: The Graduate. Note: There are still many good coupons to print – make sure you check them out here. Tiny Prints: Free Custom Father’s Day. Kabongo: Free Summer Reading Games for Kids. Ulta: Free Shampoo, Blowout & Style Offer. iTunes: 40 Free Songs. FREE KINDLE EBOOKS.

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Freebie Friday Freebies TCBY Fridays 58

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 175

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Three years later, she graduated, and my dad decided to do the same. Choose a place to stay where you don’t need a car So many places I’ve traveled, I’ve deliberately picked a hotel or other accommodation near a bus line or bike trail, so I don’t have to rent a car when I’m there.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 186

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

We never stopped taking vacations, but our trips were mostly camping in our pop-up or renting a beach house with other families. We want to put the minimum payment of our last non-mortgage loan towards our mortgage and will hopefully have our mortgage paid off by the time our oldest graduates from high school in 2024.

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Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

The nonprofit doesn’t use credit scores to qualify you, either: Instead, it looks at other factors such as rent payment history. First-time homebuyer programs for students If you recently graduated from college, you might be eligible for help buying your first home.

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Insurance Finance Home Education 52

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

At the time we were renting an office space in a strip mall, but when we discovered a foreclosure in our town that seemed like a great idea on paper, we jumped at the chance. Unfortunately, we did not hit that goal and in part, have made some major changes to our Debt Freedom Plan.

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Debt 2017 Student 2016 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Or, you could buy property of your own (if you have the business funding, of course) becoming a property manager or landlord, renting out the space to tenants, maintaining the property and serving as their point of contact for any potential issues. You can also offer dog walking services to supplement your grooming business.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. Read the stories from 16 families who’ve gotten there: Krista and Jon paid off $36,000 in debt and cash flowed graduate school. That would keep you on budget! Stacy and her family stayed home.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100