Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 29, 2014

She asked for a well paying job, and was able to step right back into a management position at a major accounting firm – even after 10 years as a stay at home Mom. For example: She used her bonus to put in a new laundry room, even while worrying about sending her high school senior to college. Are you asking life for a penny?

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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.

Psychology 100

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

The College Investor: Top Five College Myths – Dispelled! – A look at some of the biggest myths about college, and why they are not true! Control Your Cash: Control Your Cash Mailbag – Today we discuss college education and weddings, two of our favorite topics. Mom’s Plans: I Want to Move!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

My mom was an at home day care provider. When I was old enough for a car, my mom bought me a beater, and I paid her back in monthly installments. I always worked while in high school and college. I paid for college with a number of student loans that I just finished paying off last year. .

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Daughter Kids Kids and Family Parenting 242

Motherhood Moments

JUNE 28, 2023

In spite of losing her hearing in her left ear in her first year of college, she managed to graduate with Honors from Cornell University (1950) holding a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics. Hudson, achieved so much professionally while also having 4 children and managing a very volatile, unstable, and unemployable husband.

Travel 100

Travel Mother's Calculators Landscaping 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2013

He didn’t have his first job until the summer between high school graduation and college. My mom expected both my brother and I to find employment when we reached the legal age of 15, and enforced it by having us pay for half of our school clothes (well, the ones we wanted. When did you get your first job?

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College Kids and Family Activism Unemployment 228