Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When I was a young adult, I hadn’t a clue how to go about deciding what I wanted to do ‘when I grow up’ I picked a college major solely on what I enjoyed studying – without any thought or investigation as to how it might (or might not) lead to a job some day. It didn’t. This is what I did the first time around.

Psychology 100

Psychology Computers Kids and Family Son 100

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? 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). Not at all.

Rent 184

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 184

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents?

Kids and Family 194

Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 194

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 5, 2014

At my last employer, unbeknownst to me at the time, many of the executive level officers all attended the same private college. I’m a baby boomer aged person and I think that my sons are doing much better at this than their father did – but I suspect there is still a lot of room for improvement! Career Tips'

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Graduation IBM Work Father 167