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A clean-the-inbox Q&A

The Frugal Girl

I saw that you don’t exchange Christmas gifts with nieces and nephews on your side. What did Christmas and birthday gifts for nieces and nephews look like when they were young? I also saw a post on Christmas traditions you do. I’ve gotten to the point that I really dread Christmas.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

Chapter 17 in this book is titled, “Why not run the family office?” She treated her role like a job and helped her family achieve financial independence. I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby.

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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. Our family lives on a ten-acre homestead property in the Mid-Atlantic region which we bought in early 2022. What’s your best frugal win?

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Ways To Ensure A Stress Free Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before this August, every long weekend, holiday and minute of spare time, I spent bent over homework, in group meetings, and writing exams, midterms, and term papers. It took me six years to finish my degree, because I worked full-time throughout the whole thing. Make sure you give yourself enough time for shipping.

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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

Saving Everyday

Follow these tips, and you’ll reach your goal in no time! Christmas is right around the corner, so if you’re looking for ways to save money on a tight budget, we’re here to help! We don’t have time for that. It’s October, and Christmas is in three months, so we need money quickly!

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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many families are toeing the line of slipping into debt, if they aren’t already over their heads. Extra income for me meant anything that I earned above and beyond my full-time office job, from things like freelancing. A surprising amount of North Americans are not putting money away consistently for retirement.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

Tell us about you and your family. We have a family of 4. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. We love to shoot photos and videos and focus on family and a healthy marriage. We teach FPU, we lead friends and family. We buy a beef for Christmas ever year as our gift to each other.

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