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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

We spend most of our time seeing friends and family, participating in our church activities or working on our property. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), canned peaches = summer in a jar 2. homemade bagels!

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Working on My Time Management

Family Balance Sheet

For 6 years, my kids have dictated my schedule and now I am juggling working part time outside of the home, shuttling my kids to soccer practice, managing our home, spending quality time with my family, training for my first half-marathon in October, and finding time to work in my blog and other projects.

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Earning Extra Money Online With Paid Surveys

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I have posted several images of checks sent to me by paid survey companies on my niche site as well as on my blog. It is essentially a part time job, and many would argue that one can make more flipping burgers at Wendy’s. You can read more about him and his work on his blog. So is there truly money to be made?

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Couponing 101 Update

Couponing 101

When I logged into my email and FB page, I was touched by all the messages and emails of concern about my well-being. I’ve been running this blog for 7 years now, and I kind of thought I would run it forever. My husband is working full-time and going to school part-time, which means he is gone for most of the day.

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5 Must-Read Business Books

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

Most of us are very familiar with the side hustle – whether it’s a blog, freelance jobs, or other part-time work we do that fuels our passions and make us tick. It breaks down the psychology behind motivating people and turning your own self into someone who is, well, effective. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! Stop Spending, BUT still live well: 1 – Declare a “Needs Only” month. 15 – Find a part-time job. If you need to save a lot of money and you have pinched every last penny, then consider finding a part-time job in order to find the money for your emergency fund.