The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We rent now and are much happier. We’ve saved so much on home improvement projects–when you rent you don’t worry about such things!
Saving Everyday
DECEMBER 27, 2019
Rent a canoe or a paddleboat and paddle around together! Stroll around the World Showcase at Epcot, sharing drinks, good food , and music along the way. She completed several Disney internships and eventually accepted a full-time position on the conservation team at Animal Kingdom. They served her a ring for dessert!
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Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 20, 2017
working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. full-time so we started bringing in a decent amount of money.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
Or, you could buy property of your own (if you have the business funding, of course) becoming a property manager or landlord, renting out the space to tenants, maintaining the property and serving as their point of contact for any potential issues. Take a page from Harp Design Co.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. Renting, not having super nice furniture or cars, having mismatched dishes and bedding. We tried our best to stretch the food budget. As well as me starting up my education full time and completing that. We used up what we had.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. My biggest financial regret is the amount of money we spent on restaurant meals from the time we were married and both working full time to when we had kids. Alan doesn’t share that regret.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.
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