College Daughter Debt Money Saving 
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
I’m 47, married, and living amongst the cornfields in a college town in the Midwest U.S. I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Enjoying some outdoor time.
Family Balance Sheet
AUGUST 11, 2016
I’m busy raising my daughters with my 50-something husband, managing our small business, and writing my blog. They’re taking a gap year between high school and college. And in adulthood, they are stashing their incomes and living hyper-frugally to save for early retirement, instead of waiting to 65 to fulfill their dreams.
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The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs. I came into adulthood struggling to pay my way through college and then struggling to repay student loans on a small salary. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. Here’s Beth: 1.
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 4, 2015
Today’s Debt Free Story is from Maureen. She writes at A Debt Free Stress Free Life. I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. How much debt did you pay off? What kind of debt was it? in credit card debt, and an additional $28,756.17
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! Sunrise with my daughter at Lake Michigan Our son is now 15, and about 25 hours into his private pilot’s license, which he’s funding by earning money working for my father-in-law.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. He then advises paying off your non-mortgage debt before fully funding an emergency fund with 3 – 6 months worth of expenses. 2 – Decide where to put the money. And put the money in your emergency fund.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
As an adult, I can see it was likely a mixture of not enough income, high cost of living area, mismanagement of money, and kids just being expensive for single mothers particularly. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made?
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