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Meet a Reader | Maria in Florida

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a Floridian reader…and I know we have some regular commenters who also hail from Florida, so you will especially enjoy this. ? I especially enjoy Meet the Reader, Thankful Thursday and Five Frugal Things. The post Meet a Reader | Maria in Florida appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Father’s Day Gifts From Amara

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Complete the frame (or set of frames) with a favorite photo of him and his children or grandchildren. Where fashion meets design, these jewelry-inspired, freedom-granting (think: handsfree) headphones are the perfect accessory. A luxury gift he can proudly display in his home and a way to let him know you’re always thinking of him.

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How to Handle the Stock Market Roller Coaster Ride?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Can I meet my sanitary needs if sanitary sewer and water infrastructures collapse? Write down my life experiences on economic downturns for the future benefit of my grandchildren. Share what I know of the family history during the 1920 – 1930′s depression and prior recessions with our children and grandchildren.

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Stay the Course Financially

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My grandchildren’s other set of grandparents are just one example. She lost both of her jobs in the course of a month, and they consequently couldn’t meet the mortgage payments on their almost new home as a result. The pleasure of accomplishment you get in setting and meeting a goal. Enjoy living, not spending.

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Inspired by…Chanel

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Quilted Flap Bag is the epitome of timeless couture …it’s pretty much guaranteed that our grandchildren will covet this bag in years to come as much as we do today. The Chanel 2.55 Perhaps by then Chanel will have done a capsule collection for Target?? Not likely given they just announced a 20% price increase for all their bags.

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A clean-the-inbox Q&A

The Frugal Girl

This mainly comes from ridiculous expectations that I feel like I need to meet because of the way my mom did Christmas. In families with just a few cousins/grandchildren, I can see it working out, but not with 17 cousins/grandchildren. Do you put up a lot of decor besides a tree? Do you bake for a lot of people?

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Why Did I Buy That!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last summer, in my annual ‘Grandma Rie’s Money Camp’ (the week long camp I have with my Grandchildren to help them learn about finances); we had a segment on selling and how companies sell to us. I went to the Berkshire-Hathaway companies annual meeting in 2015 when they were celebrating their 50th anniversary.

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