The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself. I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I don’t use it much, but I have run background checks for divorced friends who are dating again through online apps. She started working with our local volunteer rescue squad when she was 16, which she loves.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

I have an English degree and I work in scholarly book publishing as an editor (developmental and acquiring editor, not the grammar and spelling kind of editor). I mostly work remotely which is very, very nice. The cats In my free time, I (probably obviously, considering my career) love to read, and I’m in a local book club.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For example, an MBA with a focus in management can synergize with a wide variety of undergraduate majors, providing those with an expertise in, say, science or medicine with the leadership skills needed to take charge of teams and manage personnel working under them. The post What Should I Look for in a Business School?

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

I use this spreadsheet. I was just working on it yesterday as I was making some notes of gift ideas for my kids. Whether you are scrambling to find money for gifts OR you could just use some extra cash this season, my hope is that this list of ideas (many we’ve done ourselves) helps you find some cash for Christmas.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. Highly rated, easy to use, and it sits gathering dust.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2012

These surveys show quite clearly that a huge section of the working population is not making any contribution towards their retirement funding. With the population aging, there simply won’t be enough people working and paying taxes to fund any government support of retirees. You want to plan to retire from work, not from life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When I was in high school , I worked two (sometimes three) jobs so that I could go to college. Being a reckless teenager, I ended up spending most of the money I earned on nights out and dresses, but the purpose of my working so much during high school was to put myself through school. Paid Internships/Co-Op Work Terms.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

I also teach college part-time in addition to working on my freelance writing career. Through those situations, I’ve picked up a lot of useful information that I hope will help make your career, whatever phase it’s in, smoother than mine. We spend so much time at work, we don’t realize how all encompassing it really is.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2017

He worked long hours at a high pressure job he really didn’t believe in and it took a toll. The work just kept coming at him and although he did work lots of paid overtime, he could never get ahead of it. The pressure from management to keep the ‘queue’ of work down was relentless. What are the symptoms?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

At the same time, you’ll need to make sure that you compare your options online using sites like Readies.co.uk The world of work is changing drastically, and it’s important to make sure that you’re not cutting yourself from any new opportunities when it comes to things like remote working and freelancing.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

According to the Department of Energy, the biggest draw on your home energy use comes from heating your home - Almost 45% of the overall cost! Even better, there is a way to extract that heat from the warm earth and use it to heat your home. Myth: Geothermal heat pumps don’t work. What’s not to like?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2017

The author of Kiplinger article ‘How Money Is Used as a Weapon in Relationships ‘ says: “Money is among the most powerful weapons of control in a relationship.” Yet newlyweds as well as long time married folks may not even be aware of some of the money tricks they or their spouse could be using.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 23, 2016

“ Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” We should expect more, not less, from our daughters and granddaughters in the work arena. Show them that gender work roles at home are fluid.

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Motherhood Moments

JUNE 23, 2023

In a recent public advisory warning of the risks social media use poses to children and teens, Dr. Vivek H. That’s why it’s up to parents to intervene and help them develop healthier habits around their social media use. But also, teach them to be smart about how they use social media. Set reasonable limits on social media use.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Oh yes!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Use our Social Security calculator to estimate your future Social Security benefits. We are using 95 as our default life expectancy, which is a conservative estimate that assumes a longer life span. Annual income increase: We assume a 2% annual salary increase when averaged out over the rest of your working years.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 15, 2012

If you think these numbers are impossible to calculate, you’re right; so just work on averages to get started. If you like, you can use one of the many free online retirement calculator programs to help you with this estimate. Save Each Paycheck You then have to work out how to be able to save that amount out of each pay check.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

What is your ideal work environment? Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order. Whatever your field of expertise, starting a consulting business is a great way to make a sizable income while working on your own terms. Who is your ideal client?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

It’s important to remember that taxes don’t stop once you’re retired, but you can take steps throughout your working life to minimize your IRS obligations later. One thing that’s tricky, though, is that rates can change over time as they are adjusted for inflation or because of tax reform legislation.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I started my blog Debt Discipline to help keep us accountable while paying off our debt. We used the debt snowball technique to help build momentum. We cut up our credit cards and never used them again. What are your hobbies? .

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. We use an online account like, Capital One 360 (my referral link). Dinner time is stressful. Our 12+ dryer stopped working.

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For the Mommas

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Hetta Coffey is a sassy Texan with a snazzy yacht, and she’s not afraid to use it! She’s living aboard her forty-five foot boat in Mexico’s spectacular Sea of Cortez, taking work where she can get it and, characteristically, she isn’t all that concerned about any pesky legalities involved. Just Pardon My French by Jinx Schwartz.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2015

Prepare for getting into the ones you think you might want to attend – by studying the right subjects, participating in the right activities and working the right kinds of part time or summer jobs. Try for internships to get a feel for what the work is really like. I hope to show you how to use debt wisely.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2011

He will also be sharing methods you can use to build sources of passive income. Outside of her blogging life, she works full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company. She also teaches part-time at a local University. She also enjoys gardening and spending time with her wonderful pets.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2012

This is how your opinions / responses to the surveys are used. It is essentially a part time job, and many would argue that one can make more flipping burgers at Wendy’s. Paid surveys provide the flexibility to work when you want, from wherever you want, with as little or as many hours you want. Of course there is.

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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Gently used clothing, baby items, furniture, electronics, small appliances, books, fitness equipment, and tools sell well. My husband drives for Uber every time he comes home from overseas and makes around $1000 a month working part-time. Use your talent. I worked one of these jobs in my 20s, and I loved it!

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We love church and missions work. It’s been busy with the babies and so much work/income that hobbies lately have been sleeping (if we can) and traveling. Drew 29, Farrah 27, Daisy 2, Scarlett 1.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. We have a huge heart for missions work. working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. 2 – Used a cash budget. My husband.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. This ultimately is what put us on the fast track for paying off debt in such a quick amount of time.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Disappointed in herself for not winning her doctorate, recovering from an injury caused by an attack in the service and suffering from the rejection of a divorce, she could not bring herself to look for work. Get Laid Off From Work. For 12 years she worked as an assistant to research scientists – continuing to live with her parents.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

With that much success, these people are a wealth of information, so I poured over their content and realized that there was no magic pill, or snap of the fingers, just HARD WORK. Everyone had unique motivation for working towards debt freedom: Jackie and her husband were sick of the stress that goes along with money issues.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We sacrificed a lot of time together and took on a lot of stress during this time. Creativity.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

You will want to oversee their purchases, especially when it comes buy items online, but let them actively find ways to stretch their allowance or part-time wages by purchasing things used, such as clothes, books, furniture, and even bikes and cars. And vice versa!) Stress the importance of saving and staying away from debt.

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For the Mommas

DECEMBER 22, 2017

As someone who has worked in the payroll outsourcing world for nearly 20 years, I can attest that payroll outsourcing can come with some potential risks to keep in mind. In other words, if you work with a really big payroll outsourcing service, you’re still going to need to keep a close eye on everything. Data security.

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