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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

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. I would probably add it to our savings account for house projects. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They might have a part-time job to help pay their way through school or they may have started full-time employment for the first time. For a number of years, financial experts have been advising young people to set up a retirement savings account right from when they first start paid work.

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Are You Financially Ready For Kids?

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If you’re already barely living from check to check, your credit rating is really low and you don’t have a lot of money in your checking on savings account, you may want to wait before having a child. However, when a child is in the picture, you’ve got to have steady income. Do I Have Health Care Insurance? .

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How to Minimize Taxes in Retirement

Savings Corner

One thing that’s tricky, though, is that rates can change over time as they are adjusted for inflation or because of tax reform legislation. That includes income from certificates of deposit (CDs), most bond interest, and interest from checking or savings accounts.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

(I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. Alan doesn’t share that regret.

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How I’m Inherently Frugal

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Single Saver is a website dedicated to helping singles and small families save money with easy to implement money saving tips. Outside of my blogging life, I work full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company and I also teach part-time at a local University. Going out is expensive.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. 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. My husband. But we do love.

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