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My Story on How to Successfully Take Courses While Working Full Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the things many of you may or may not know about me is that my entire university education has been acquired while working full time. When I was allotted TV time, I didn’t use it to watch the standard children’s shows. Assess Your Time. Make sure you can fit both full time work and study into your life.

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Family Office Manager

Family Balance Sheet

In highly affluent circles, a family office is a private wealth management firm that manages the finances and investments for the ultra-wealthy and their families. I read this book around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time workforce to stay at home with our new baby.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Five Carnivals This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My post, My Story on How to Successfully Take Courses While Still Working Full-Time , was included in the Carnival of Financial Camaraderie #32 hosted by Young and Thrifty as well as the Financial Carnival for Young Adults #11 hosted by 20’s Finances. Finally, Marie’s post, What Is National Financial Literacy Month?,

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

We knew that I would likely not be working full time much longer as we wanted to start a family, so we chose a house that was in a low price range and got a 15-year mortgage. What’s your best frugal win? My husband and I bought our first home in 2013 when interest rates and housing prices were pretty low.

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Please Welcome Another New Staff Writer- Crystal

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She started blogging in early 2010 and is now blogging full time. She blogs about personal finance at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff and how she earns money at How I Money Online. Please join me in welcoming Crystal from Budgeting in the Fun Stuff to the PET team. Crystal will be sharing her weight loss journey here at PET.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. After trying to extend credit to finance the vacation and we were denied (best thing to ever happen to us) we realized we made too much money to be living like this and something had to change. What do you and your spouse do for a living? We live in New York.

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