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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Our children learn by example. That is why it is of upmost importance that we provide positive examples for our children, as they are likely to inherit much of our lifestyle choices, both the good and the bad. We as parents are usually the first and primary source of their learned behavior, even as they grow into their teenage years.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) I think the easiest part is things that are habitual so I no longer need to use will-power to resist the temptation. How did you become interesting in saving money?

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Work Harder, Then Work Smarter

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If the answer is ‘yes’, then you can find more time for a part-time job (because I know you’re watching that television at least once a week). So here’s what you do: turn off the TV (or better yet, sell it), go find a part-time job, and make an additional $500 a month until you get ahead a little.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. I had a math teacher in high school who commonly used compounding interest examples in the classroom.

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What Should I Look for in a Business School?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, an MBA with a focus in management can synergize with a wide variety of undergraduate majors, providing those with an expertise in, say, science or medicine with the leadership skills needed to take charge of teams and manage personnel working under them.

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The Best and Worst Times to Side Hustle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you take on part time work while collecting unemployment you have to report it and give up a quarter of your weekly unemployment pay for each day of part time work, no matter how few hours or how little the earnings. Oddly enough, side hustling when you’re unemployed doesn’t always make financial sense.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A few real life examples of revenge spending: English rock star Liam Gallagher (of bands Oasis and Beady Eye) had an affair with an American Journalist and fathered a child by her. My own examples are a bit more mundane. At the time, I was working part time for about 8 hours a weekend, earning minimum wage.

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