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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

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Since April, he made over $800 by selling 3 old bikes, unused furniture, a college fridge, a camping grill, a TV, and other misc stuff. We are in what I call our “shovel season of life” Our oldest daughter leaves for college in the fall of 2024 and we have a big savings goal to hit before then. Ask and ye shall receive!

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

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I’m 47, married, and living amongst the cornfields in a college town in the Midwest U.S. Visiting family in Florida, we enjoy no-cost activities like visiting their beautiful beaches! The first few years after graduating, I racked up a large credit card debt and bought a new SUV that cost approximately the same as my annual salary.

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What Working At Disney Taught Me | Florida Weather, You Cray!

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I also learned a whole lot about Florida’s extreme weather. Now, being born in Florida and spending many of family vacations there, I knew it got hot. Disney College Program Bucket List – Fall Update. Photo Credit. The post What Working At Disney Taught Me | Florida Weather, You Cray! And how do I know this?

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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They’re taking a gap year between high school and college. And then at the end of the rainbow, you retire, and move to Florida. ” Her comment was echoed by another (in real life) conversation I was having with a different friend who is sending a child off to college this fall. Many are thinking outside the box.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far!

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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My childhood was split between Florida, Ohio and Minnesota. I am now back living in South Florida. I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. I had also been teaching one class a quarter at a local career college so I increased to two classes a quarter. Where are you from?

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Progressive Insurance Review 2024 | Bankrate

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Other factors, such as our own proprietary website rules and whether a product is offered in your area or at your self-selected credit score range, can also impact how and where products appear on this site. At the start of 2022, Progressive changed its underwriting requirements for shingle roofs in Florida.