The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It has been amazing for our finances and my mental health. Makeup, jewelry, a fancy car, the latest tech, tchotchkes 9. fancy cars, etc are the norm for many. My region is notoriously expensive, but there are a lot of free things to do. What’s your best frugal win?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. I had $56,000 of debt when I decided to become debt free. What inspired you to get debt free?

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. He diligently maintained our car and our house, doing all the work himself. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

7 types of auto loans New car purchase loans enable you to borrow money to buy a new car and pay it off over time. Lenders typically define a new car as one that has never been titled and is the current or previous model year. Used or pre-owned cars are older than the previous model year.

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Nicoles Nickels

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Registration is free and you can start shopping immediately! Today’s *HOT* deal at Zinio is on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance , valid until 11:59am, September 24th! You can get a 12-issue subscription to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance for just $6.00, a 25% savings off the regular subscription price!

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Fixed categories are things like your mortgage/rent, insurance premiums, and car payments. Gym Membership.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 9, 2021

We didn’t carry over credit card balances, we paid off our car notes early, and the interest rate on the student loan was at a low 2.75%. We agreed that credit card debt wasn’t very smart, but a car loan? Our personal finances are so interwoven with our small business finances that we view them as one. A student loan?

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Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 30, 2012

Registration is free and you can start shopping immediately! Today’s *HOT* deal at Zinio is on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine , valid until 11:59am, May 1st! You can get a 12-issue subscription to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine for just $9.00, a 25% savings off the regular subscription price!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

years with no car (and two small kids!). I don’t want to feel like I’m wasting all the gifts I’ve been given, including my finances. I fell in love with pursuing a car-free life. years without a car, and our kids were 4 & 14 months when we moved there. What’s your best frugal win?

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Carrie. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. It took just over a year (14 months to be exact) before I paid off all my debts and became debt free! What inspired you to get debt free?

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Motherhood Moments

JUNE 26, 2023

adults saying they will take some sort of road trip this summer, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips , along with expert commentary. Vermont has the lowest number of car thefts per 1,000 residents , 0.42, which is 12.5 With nearly 80% of U.S.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. Quitting my job is one of the things being debt free has enabled us to do. If you want to become debt free, I’m here to tell you it is TOTALLY worth all the time, effort, and frustration. When we first started we couldn’t have even conceived of becoming completely debt free.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 29, 2011

Lots of people overbuy when shopping for homes, cars, furniture, electronics, and other items. Buying a car. A car can be deemed a necessary purchase depending upon where you live. Many car shoppers would be better served by buying a practical fuel efficient automobile that meets their needs and the needs of their families.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2013

Not to mention, one of our cars died twice so which was not helpful. Don’t miss Melissa’s post at My Personal Finance Journey if you Think You’re Sacrificing to Pay Down Debt? If so, read Crystal’s post about how to Become a Product Tester for Free Swag on Budgeting in the Fun Stuff. Think Again.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

Everything Finance shares with us his success in growing his own veggies at Retire by 40. Narrow Bridge Finance tells us how going green has saved him some green at Mom’s plans. Sustainable Personal Finance tells us why air sealing your home is a good ide a at Financially Consumed.

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Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

To help readers understand how insurance affects their finances, we have licensed insurance professionals on staff who have spent a combined 47 years in the auto, home and life insurance industries. Our goal is to give you the best advice to help you make smart personal finance decisions. except California. possible points.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Since there seems to be so much in the news lately about credit cards- the good ones, the bad ones, the ugly ones, the fee free ones, the reward ones, the secured ones, etc. Money Q&A : Seven Car Insurance Myths You Need To Know – There are a lot of car insurance myths that continue to be spread around by consumers.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 30, 2014

Despite our intertwined lives financially, we hadn’t combined finances up until recently. I have never liked the principle of an allowance (it seems too child/parent and not like something a couple who is working together on their finances would partake in), but it may make the most sense.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2014

Welcome to Debt Free Stories. My daughter and I are gluten free due to celiac and changing to a healthy grain free sugar free way of cooking has become a big passion of mine over the last couple of years. What inspired you to get debt free? I was inspired to get debt free for 2 main reasons: 1.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 29, 2015

A few weeks ago, my husband and I had an intense discussion about finances. Why are we jumping through these hoops to be debt free? And why is he driving a 14 year old car? WHY do we want to be debt free? They watch us have long discussions about the business and our finances. Dave Ramsey. Dave Ramsey.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

And when we say own, we include assets that you may still be paying for, such as a car or a house. Compare your net worth The Federal Reserve releases its Survey of Consumer Finances every three years — the most recent report was issued in September 2020 with data from a survey fielded in 2019. Create my free account.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 22, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Deacon. I have a passion to help people take control of their finances so that they can live the life they want to have. It consisted of student loans, a car loan and even some credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free? If married, who initiated the debt free goal?

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 11, 2016

But for our own safety net, we must make our finances a priority. It’s hard to change and improve your finances if you have no idea where you currently stand. Use my Family Balance Sheet excel spreadsheet to help you organize your finances. It’s FREE when you sign up here for my weekly newsletter. It is a lot.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Jessica. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. 10K in car payments, $35K in credit card debt. What inspired you to get debt free? If married, who initiated the debt free goal? Where are you from?

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), In my 20’s, I finally had a “real” job and wanted to buy a newer car. baking, library storytimes, and being involved in our church’s Bible study, meals for the sick, and other various ministries. for anyone curious ?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Shannon. Living on two-incomes, we could have easily paid off our debt quickly, but we had no idea at the time that “debt free” was even a thing. Read more about Shannon’s debt free journey. What inspired you to get debt free? She writes at Growing Slower.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2012

While this free tool won’t attach a cost analysis with its findings, the Nature Conservancy carbon footprint calculator is by far the best individual emissions estimator currently on the web. As far as usefulness goes, nothing comes close to free calculators. Go Green and Save Money by Picking the Right Car.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2012

These days, if you spend any time on most personal finance blogs, one of the author’s main goals in life is spending less money on stuff and more money travelling. If I had a nickel for every person who went on an exotic holiday and financed it, I’d have enough to fund the sequel to Dude Where’s My Car.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. 20′s Finances: Hiring a Property Manager: What it Offers You Real Estate Investments can be time consuming.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Let’s think about this for a moment; most every cable, charger, dock, dock port, radio, car radio, or other adaptor designed for use with prior generation iPhones will need to be tossed and replaced. Do You Want Free Phone Calls? Hotels with iPhone and iPod-ready radios and TVs will have to upgrade all of them to the new standard.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

If you’re in one of the retired persons associations, have an excellent driving history, own a car that includes some of the newer, high-tech safety features or simply drive very few miles per year, there’s probably a rate discount waiting for you. Speak with your agent and see about price reductions you might qualify for.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2013

There were as always a ton of great reads out this week which I have highlighted below: Good Reads from the Blogosphere: Read how Emily and Kyle have helped their finances by sharing a car at Evolving Personal Finance. Make sure to check out Free From Broke’s list of best careers for the future before making any decisions.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

Now without further adieu, I present you with the dozens of great reads written by Yakezie members and challengers alike this past week in our efforts to bring you timely insight on personal finance and lifestyle today. Personal Finance Whiz: Keynesian vs Hayekian Economics – The Solution To Our Recession? Beating Broke: I Quit My Job!

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 2, 2015

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. What inspired you to get debt free? In order to maintain our debt free lifestyle, we pay cash for everything. If we want to buy a car, we save and pay cash. We save and try to manage our finances, but do so with an openness to give money away as well. Give to others.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2011

We have also gone to some free movie festivals which have been a real blast; especially the ones in the winter where the movies are projected onto a big block of ice. Money Crashers shares with us 7 ways we can naturally wash our car. I need to clean the car soon so these tips will come in handy. Going Green. Getting Healthy.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. What did they specifically do to become debt free? So back in August of 2014, I scoured the internet to look for sources for a new series, Debt Free Stories. 10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free. Her advice, “live junk and debt free!”

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Today’s Debt Free Story is from Charissa. She helps readers gain control of their finances and live well on a budget at her blog Cook with a Shoe . I am a free-lance sign language interpreter, putting my husband through engineering school by paying cash. What inspired you to become debt free? Where are you from?

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