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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. I make notes of gift ideas for my family and friends throughout the year.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

We spend most of our time seeing friends and family, participating in our church activities or working on our property. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! One of our baby rabbits Another big part of our lives is adoption. What’s the hardest /easiest part about being frugal?

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Increase Your Income | 31 Days to Find $1000

Family Balance Sheet

Find a Part-Time Job. Years ago, a neighbor started delivering newspapers to increase their family’s income. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. This is a great time to pick up a part-time job. Earn Money from Your Hobby.

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

The season of family, faith, food and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of last minute ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. Part-Time Job. Tips, baby!

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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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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. It sounds dreadful, but it is possible to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. 17 – Find a part-time job.

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Imagining Your Retirement

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Do you want to stay close to your family? Or perhaps you want to find time for that hobby that you can never seem to fit into your busy schedule. In fact, thinking about your retirement now can help make the adjustment socially when it comes time to adjust.

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