Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
It’s not novel news that working from home has become quite the norm these days. labour force now work from home full-time! It’s a complex situation, employees get to stay in the comfort of their homes but are pushed to ensure their productivity still meets the required standards. Cut Down Screen Time.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. 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). This only happened after we stopped owning homes and became renters.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
One of the biggest costs to home ownership is the energy cost associated with owning a home. According to the Department of Energy, the biggest draw on your home energy use comes from heating your home - Almost 45% of the overall cost! Geothermal heat pumps are one of the most efficient ways to heat and cool your home.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
With the demand for video, this is another business idea that you can start at a very low cost, in your own home. Moreover, if you’re specifically interested in online business ideas , podcasting can be done from home, and completely online. Does your home have a guest house, mother-in-law suite or even just a spare bedroom?
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. So we decided to sell our home and become renters for the first time.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made?
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 10, 2014
I got tired of being left at home because I had a day job, so now we get to travel together and create our own adventures. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. I took on extra work outside of my full-time accounting job.
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