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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

Family Balance Sheet

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. Baby furniture, BBQ pits, tools, guns… EVERYTHING. As well as me starting up my education full time and completing that.

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How to Motivate Yourself to Clean your House

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For myself, what didn’t get done before lunch just didn’t get done, when I was home full time. Pick your most energetic and productive time of day for household chores and you will get much more done in a given time. You will get rid of so much angst by refusing to enter into a cleaning frenzy war.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

Moreover, you’re in charge of your client load and schedule, so professional photography is a great way to build a side hustle while working full time elsewhere. You can charge an hourly fee to clients for your work, partner with your favorite furniture stores or manufacturers to work on commission or a combination of the two.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

made by my husband While my husband’s income has increased over the years, we’ve ended up with a lot of (mostly) medical debt that would be easier to pay off if I were/had been able to work full-time. These two questions go together for me) I love the furniture rehabbing posts, Thankful Thursday, and WIS-WWA.

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

Yard sales are great, especially if you have a lot of stuff that you just want to get rid of, but if you have fewer yet more expensive items – electronics, furniture, etc – than selling through an online marketplace like eBay, Amazon or Craigslist may be a better option. Selling on eBay, Amazon or Craigslist. Bank Your Savings.

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Diversify Side Income Or Specialize?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I can’t think of a time in my adult life when I haven’t been fully immersed in a full-time job or career, while also making income on the side. My first side hustle was a part-time job at the local mall where I held my full-time day job. She offered me a few hours a week, and I accepted on the spot.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Beating Broke presents I Quit My Job: Back to Work posted at Beating Broke , saying, “If you’ve been following the I Quit My Job series, you’ll know that I quit my full-time job back in November 2011 and have been working a part-time job and running my websites ever since. Furniture and major appliances are expensive.

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