The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I made some foolish choices shortly after graduating college, burning through my savings and running up credit card bills. I racked up more debt to move to California, then the fancy car turned out to be a lemon, requiring a bunch of expensive repairs. What’s your best frugal win? They want me to buy all the things.

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California Cars Car College 174

Savings Corner

APRIL 4, 2024

You can use your equity to renovate some rooms, pay off credit cards, cover college tuition, start your own business … or almost anything else. When you input your address in an online estimator, the dollar amount you’ll get is an estimate of the property’s fair market value , which might not be the same as the home’s appraised value.

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Calculators Home Debt Fair-Trade 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We had a dishwasher, but it was broken and we didn’t want to spend the money to repair it – so we did without one – for 10 years! We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. I even made the kid’s play dough and finger paint.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213