The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 29, 2024
Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. When college was looming, my parents offered to let me live at home cost-free while I was in college, as their contribution to my higher education. By the time I got my degree, I came out being paid vs paying for school!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. When our first baby came we used cloth diapers (so we didn’t have to pay for the disposable ones) and had to freeze dry them in the garage in the winter. That took forever!
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2011
That job ended the day the old ’63 Buick Special broke down in mid-delivery, the baby was crying the whole time, it was freezing out and it was my birthday! What less than satisfactory part time jobs have you done to try to make a buck? To be successful, I think you need access to free or really cheap bulk sale items.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 22, 2020
However, it produces a small part-time income from side-bar ads and affiliate commissions. In September 2001, we bought a 1700 square foot home with a one-car garage and ONE full bathroom. At that time, we didn’t have children, so we considered this home to be a starter home that we would eventually outgrow.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start. You might start working weekends out of your garage, but as your business takes off, you’ll be well on your way to your own shop and a brand new, full-time career doing what you love. are independently owned.
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