Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 21, 2014

It all started in high school, when I graduated five months earlier than my peers so I could work full time and save up money before starting college. I worked full-time throughout college and took a few internships. One way that I’ve benefited immensely from this is in my career.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Life insurance may not seem like a priority right now, especially with competing financial concerns, such as saving for your first big purchases or paying off your student loans. At 22 years old, Summer was managing her own household, working full-time and attending school with dreams of becoming a doctor. Watch her story here.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

While these take somewhat longer to complete, classes are usually scheduled for weekends or evenings, allowing students to continue working, earning a living, and advancing their careers in other ways. Online programs also have the added benefit of being fairly green, since there’s no need for lots of extra commuting to campus.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

By now you should know where you plan to attend school in the fall, but do you know whether or not actual for real employers will come to that campus to recruit students getting a degree in your chosen area? Time to find out. Look especially for on campus recruiting and online job portals the college may offer to help place students.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

Students frequently lean on planners to keep track of activities, due dates, and exams. The best planners for students make it easier to track what’s happening at a glance. Students generally begin planners at the beginning of the school year, but they could also start a calendar year planner for an extra layer of organization.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 22, 2014

Another school year is ending, and another crop of students are graduating high school. At first, he may feel like he’s living the high life since, even at a minimum wage job, if he’s working full-time he’s likely making more than he’s ever earned in his life. Consider some of these activities: 1.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

It’s also a great hobby to teach children, grandchildren, or students. Putting your hands in the dirt and nurturing different plants to grow in different environments fulfills a primal instinct that goes beyond just filling your time. Gardening is another hobby you can pick up at any age. Cooking and Baking.

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Finally Frugal

DECEMBER 26, 2011

It's been quite a year; I have a total of four jobs (one full time, three part time) and am beginning to make a dent in my student loan debt. By the end of this year, I will have increased my income by over 70% (compared to my one full time job). Hello, and Happy Holidays, folks!

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Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Are you a student or a working professional looking to impact the world through your career? For many of you moms who are working part-time, full-time, homeschooling, volunteering, etc. The top student vote getter will receive a $10,000 scholarship. If so, then you’ll want to check out this contest from Randstad.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 4, 2011

The same kind of over thinking tends to infect financial advice, as well, especially when it’s doled out to college students who are desperate to come up with ways to make a few extra bucks between studying for exams and balancing their social lives. Eat right and exercise, and you’ll be fine. Happily, that’s not the case.

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Saving SAHM Sanity

JANUARY 18, 2013

The biggest changes have to be my decision to become a full time college student. I've never been to college before, and other than becoming a mom, becoming a student was the biggest adjustment I've ever made in my life! Another big change was my family's eating habits.

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Finally Frugal

MAY 30, 2012

My student loans are now down to $39,071 !!!! What that means, though, is that I'll have to pay at least $3,000 per month towards my student loans for the rest of the year. The difference is that she is not willing to work more hours to make a dent in her student loans - she is deferring right now. However, I have some news!

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Saving SAHM Sanity

JULY 22, 2011

This September I'll be a full time college student (taking all of four classes) My other half has also decided that he would like to go back to school and will be in college as well. Where I live school doesn't start until after Labor Day, but I know a lot of other states start as early as the middle of August, YIKES!

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

medical bills, a small credit card, both of our cars, and student loans. cars, and finally our student loans. 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. We are debt. free except for our mortgage.

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Saving SAHM Sanity

JANUARY 1, 2012

Not sure what made me become so gun-ho about attending, but I talked it over with DH and he had no problem with me going, so by the end of January 2011, I became a part time college student! In September my part time student statues changed to full time.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Before this August, every long weekend, holiday and minute of spare time, I spent bent over homework, in group meetings, and writing exams, midterms, and term papers. Such is the life of a student. It took me six years to finish my degree, because I worked full-time throughout the whole thing.

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Saving SAHM Sanity

JANUARY 2, 2013

But anyway, this is how I did: Save $1,500 by using coupons and $3,500 by shopping sales: I spent 9 out of the last 12 months being a full time Honors college student, I didn't have much time to coupon. Even though I didn't meet most the goals I set out to accomplish, I'm not disappointed. I actually got to read 13!

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Nicoles Nickels

JULY 11, 2013

So after my lovely child went off to college to develop her own life (which didn’t exactly happen at that time-but that’s another story), I made a decision. In the tender years of my early 40s, I quit my full-time, great paying job, sold my house, and went back to finish college full time.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. As well as me starting up my education full time and completing that.

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Finally Frugal

JANUARY 1, 2011

With that said, here are my goals for 2011: Attempt to double my income (from roughly $40,000 from the day job to $80,000 including all of my part time and full time income. So there you have it! I hope you'll continue to join me in this journey!

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As far as Christmas stuff I do now…well, last Christmas and this Christmas, I’m in single mom and full-time college student mode. In short, I definitely have less time to do Christmas activities as compared to years ago.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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. Better yet, grab your equally qualified, eager-to-teach friends and establish a full-service tutoring business. Take a page from Harp Design Co.

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Qualifying children generally must: Be under age 19 or under age 24 and a full-time student, and younger than the taxpayer, (or any age if permanently and totally disabled); live with the taxpayer for more than half the year; and not provide more than 50% of their own support for the year.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2016

Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Student Loans – Paid off $37,000. Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. We are from Cincinnati, OH. We have a family of 4. How much debt did you pay off?

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

I’d load up that dishpan with whatever gear and ingredients I needed, and carry it down to the one full kitchen in the entire dorm of 150+ students on the first floor. They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD. We also all had academic scholarships to help with costs.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I came into adulthood struggling to pay my way through college and then struggling to repay student loans on a small salary. 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.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 10, 2012

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. MR presents Is Now The Time To Buy Real Estate?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 31, 2014

Student council was for the guys, girls didn’t get elected. Forbes reported: ”According to new numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012 full-time employed women earned just 80.9% and our daughters still see mainly guys in their school’s student council. We earn less than the guys.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 5, 2014

Did you know that unless you get a masters degree you are likely to earn less than $65K a year for full time RN work? Alternatives to Student Loans to Fund Your Education. Other medical fields might pay even better and be even more rewarding (why not be a PA or a physician instead?). I studied psychology in school.

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Coupons Do Work

AUGUST 13, 2016

Spouses and children under the age of 19 (25 if they’re a full-time student) can also take advantage of these savings, as long as they have a discount card in their name. All-star associates (those who have excelled in their work performance), receive a 30% discount on all merchandise and the same 20% off all services.

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