Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I wonder if that could be part of our national debt problem. Even so his surviving daughter had to live off charity. He ended up hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and only salvaged his estate by selling (after his death) his civil war memoirs. Grant also did poorly in personal finance. He earned 1.57

Personal Finance 186

Personal Finance Finance 2005 Debt 186

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. I started reading The Frugal Girl back in 2010 when Kristen’s kids were still itty bitty. I’m 47, married, and living amongst the cornfields in a college town in the Midwest U.S. Enjoying some outdoor time.

Kids and Family 184

Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? But, at least I graduated without debt. Projected 2010 – 2020 openings. Are you afraid to go, and yet afraid not to go? What are the alternatives?

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College Debt Education Student 227