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. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard.
Motherhood Moments
MARCH 14, 2023
A recent study by the Mary Christie Institute , in partnership with the Healthy Minds Network, the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and the National Association of Colleges and Employers, asked young graduates (between 22 and 28) about their mental and emotional wellbeing. 43 percent suffered from anxiety.
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Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 19, 2016
We have a 2 year-old son named Henry that we love to spend time with and goof around with. It was a mix of college loans, a personal loan from my parents (for college), an overdraft account, and credit card debt. To continue to grow our photography business so that if my husband wants to leave his day-job he can.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
But, even so, we did manage to raise our sons to be financially capable adults. Let them see your excitement as your own accounts grow and get excited with them as their savings increase. Point out how compound interest is making savings grow. College students are usually not mature enough to handle a windfall.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 9, 2024
Our two goats I’m planning to milk next year We also have a big garden, fruit trees, a medicinal herb garden and grow some cut flowers. I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) We also have three cats!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 21, 2012
Kids grow quickly, and many parents find that they only wear an outfit a few times before they have outgrown it. When the 8-year-old grows out of something, it is likely that your son can then use it. Kindergarten to College – Back to School Money Tips This post was written by Marie.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 7, 2013
Dad claimed that the only thing my college days did were to make me into a smoker! It was my boyfriend’s example in college. My college freshman roommate tried to talk me out of smoking, without success. She smoked in the house (as did hubby) while the kids were growing up. I didn’t know anyone who smoked.
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