The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We bought our house in March 2009, during some of the worst of the recession and the housing bubble bursting. 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.

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California Cars Car College 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

When the Great Recession began in 2008/2009, my boss at the time (a Vice President of the company) and her spouse consulted their financial adviser to see what they should do. They asked him what would likely cause us to come out of recession. billion in March. billion in April, compared with $809.4 percent, compared with 5.9

Spendthrift 100

Spendthrift Economical Consumer Recession 100

Finally Frugal

JANUARY 8, 2011

During the Great Recession, many of us have felt overworked and underfunded and as a result we've replaced vacations with 'staycations'. I do know it might take a couple of months for human resources departments to get all the details down so we may not see it until February or March.

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Frugal Spendthrift Debt Recession 45