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Expect More from Your Daughters

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We should expect more, not less, from our daughters and granddaughters in the work arena. We must have the same or similar career expectations for our daughters as we do for our sons. If your daughter came to you and said “I am going to be a nurse”, what would your reaction be? I think it would.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

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. When a company doesn’t want the item back, they simply refund the money and I am able to make the necessary repairs myself, saving money and landfill space. I love that you are repairing your reusable bags.

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Our 2023 Financial Goals

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…enter 2023 We have not one, but two teenage high school daughters. We want to assist our daughters with their college expenses. We have a number that we want to save for each daughter. It’s an exciting time in our oldest daughter’s life right now. My basement is still a mess.

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How We Saved in April 2017

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Upon more online research, my husband felt the new repair would be beyond his ability, so we started looking on Craigslist. Our youngest daughter came to us with a youth soccer league flyer and asked if she could try it. My husband and I want our daughters to be active and physically fit, but we want them to figure out their passions.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

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Also, we needed to make some much-needed repairs to our home and office that really couldn’t wait until we paid off six figures. I had no problem shopping at a thrift store, avoiding restaurants, and not having cable TV, but I didn’t want to give up camping and watching my daughters’ swim meets.

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10 MORE Free (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas

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Offer your services by the hour or an afternoon to help with easy fixes & repairs. And I got the idea from my daughters’ Girl Scout troop Christmas party. Offer to do laundry or the use of your laundry room to the person on your list that has to rely on a laundromat. Handyman Services. Are you a handy person? Yes, I said it.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My daughter-in-law knew the power of negotiation. With the internet, you can get practical how to information, illustration and even movies on almost any maintenance or repair topic you might need. Home Repair – Fix It When It Breaks. To get the best buy on new furniture to fill your house, you have to negotiate.