The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? an illustration I did for one of my son’s books. We rent now and are much happier. Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice.
Family Balance Sheet
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Renting, not having super nice furniture or cars, having mismatched dishes and bedding. Here I was, leaning against his $20,000 truck, while my $15,000 car is sitting in the drive way of our $150,000 house, and through all this our 8 month old son was sleeping in his $400 crib, and I didn’t have $20 bucks of my own money to get gas.
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The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. My son has a job at a local pizza place and he gets a free meal after every shift. My younger son and I have been volunteering there lately and the need seems to be growing more and more. One of four nightstands we made!
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.) I fell in love with pursuing a car-free life.
Family Balance Sheet
JULY 9, 2015
Jen and her husband were reeling after their son was diagnosed with a lifetime medical condition that would implode their finances. She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. Carrie was starting over after her first marriage ended.
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