Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 27, 2014
My parents scrimped and saved for years to send my brother and I through state university. By purchasing used vehicles you save on the initial car price, the sales tax you pay upon purchase as well as the property tax you pay each year and the amount you need to insure it. Here are some of my financial mistakes.
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. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. I didn’t shingle the roof due to a fear of heights, but Alan, his dad, and my brother did.
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