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. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. Enjoying some outdoor time.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 10, 2012
I was in college for five and a half years for a four year program prior to graduating, and I paid my way through the whole thing. There are some books that you might want keep afterward for reference, but in all honesty it’s unlikely that you will use them once you’ve graduated from college. Which I did want to do.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Building a college finance fund takes dedication and consistency. When your children are college age, they can always get a private student loan. Here are 5 ways to trim your budget for your child’s college funds. Rent books, books on tape, movies, and read magazines at the library. Know Your Actual Budget.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 12, 2014
The local library Every year my son, a book lover, signs up for the local library’s reading program. Some locations also offer shoe rental passes, so you can rent bowling shoes at a discount. They can redeem the points for online prizes. Free math programs. Go Frugal'
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
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). Eventually, when I was married and working at a library I ordered my own copy of the Complete Tightwad Gazette–and I still have it! Biggest mistake ever.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Can’t believe I live here – a lake near my house Because I’ve lived so many different places, I’ve seen first-hand how good use of available resources can really improve overall community experiences, such as community gardens that utilize city-wide composting programs, to libraries, cycling infrastructure.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
In my area, the amount of free beautiful parks, nature centers, museums, national monuments, free concerts, kid programs at the library, things to rent at the library (books, ebooks, Kanopy, tools, toys, board games) is so wonderful! My region is notoriously expensive, but there are a lot of free things to do.
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