Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 27, 2014
My parents scrimped and saved for years to send my brother and I through state university. It would have pleased my folks if I had accepted and it would have helped our finances out too! Here are some of my financial mistakes. I hope that by sharing these with you, it will help you to learn from my mistakes. I failed at negotiation.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 5, 2012
We are raised by parents to be nice to our brothers and sisters, to care for them and about them and to share with them – after all, they are family. There’s also the “hidden string” factor, where the receiving party is pressured to, say, spend weekends expressing gratitude by cleaning his brother’s gutters.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity.
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