Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We ended up buying a house from a relative, which put us in even more debt. We began to realize that each item we own costs us something, either our time to maintain it or our money. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. We tried to avoid these things by packing our lunch, cooking meals at home, and shopping with a list to avoid overspending and wasting money. Were there arguments during the time you were working on your debt? We live in New York.

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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. Farrah also has a kids t-shirt line that she runs out of the house called Lovely Littles Shop. Farrah would say “lets buy new couches” or “I want the car payment done by October”. Its been part of our growing process.

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Work With What You've Got

NOVEMBER 19, 2008

So I am going to go ahead and try and go back to work full time. SOMEDAY maybe I will be able to go part-time, just not now. So I am not going to buy one. So I’m starting to interview. I want to approach this process as honestly as possible. I do not want to take a job where I feel I would have to change who I am.

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Nicoles Nickels

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Also, the cashiers do not bag your items, you can bag them yourselves if you brought bags or buy a bag there. Also, you need a quarter to get a shopping cart but no worries, you’ll get it back when you return it. I loved this part of the experience. Then it was time to say goodbye and head home.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

We live on the side of a small mountain in a quiet, rural town, but we’re less than 20 miles from a city of about 25,000 people and its shopping and dining opportunities. I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) He saved about 50% on his parts, too, through diligent shopping.

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 176

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Or, you could buy property of your own (if you have the business funding, of course) becoming a property manager or landlord, renting out the space to tenants, maintaining the property and serving as their point of contact for any potential issues. Take a page from Harp Design Co.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. It’s not hard for me (anymore) to avoid expensive stores or fast fashion sites such as Shein and Temu, and instead shop at thrift stores or use my local BuyNothing group. I haven’t decided yet.

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Friends And Family Sale Library College Cars 188

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Back in my day, we didn’t have Facebook Marketplace, so I had to find other ways to sell things like yard sales, pawn shops, and flea markets. Facebook Marketplace (and local buy/sell groups) have made it much easier. You’ll get many questions about local restaurants, coffee shops, shopping, and more.

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Money Making Christmas Friends And Family Sale 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

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. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working. Me: What kinds of frugality did you practice while you were earning your millions?

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Brian’s wife took on a part-time job to increase their income to throw at their debt. If she couldn’t honestly answer yes to that question, she didn’t buy. She also stopped going to the local coffee shop each day and dropping close to $6 for a coffee and breakfast sandwich. Krista took on babysitting jobs.

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