Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 13, 2015
Before you get ready to shove those kids of yours out of the nest, here are what I consider to be (based on my experience as a person, a Mom, and a Grandma) the most important things you (or someone) should teach them about personal finance. Here, told as I would tell it to my Grandkids, are my top 5 lessons. How to manage life activities.
The Frugal Girl
DECEMBER 11, 2023
My husband and I have four kids ranging from age 3-8, and I am a stay-at-home mom. 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. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made?
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Business degrees are available in a wide variety of fields, ranging from conventional focuses like finance and marketing, to the more unique and specialized such as healthcare, or cutting edge areas like data analytics. For those who can’t afford to drop everything, however, a part-time degree program might be a better fit.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 20, 2014
In the personal finance world, there’s a lot of discussion regarding “side hustles”, also known as extra income opportunities, side jobs, survival jobs, etc. Side hustles can range from babysitting to web designing to freelance writing to soap making- basically anything you can charge for can become a side hustle.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 1, 2012
How much time does it take to do a survey and what are the returns? . This can range from a minute to 20 minutes and sometimes even more. Pay can range anywhere from 10 cents to $150 per survey. It is essentially a part time job, and many would argue that one can make more flipping burgers at Wendy’s.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 14, 2014
Of course, I didn’t know that the term for this was “side hustling ” when I first started out, but now I know all too well that many personal finance experts and even regular bloggers believe that side hustling can propel you forward faster than many money saving and frugality endeavours ever will.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
These small business ideas suit soon-to-be entrepreneurs in a range of industries, and with a variety of interests. Your less math-friendly entrepreneurs could use your help in keeping their personal and business finances in order. Accounting and bookkeeping Are you a licensed CPA or a business accounting software wizard?
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