The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. The focus was on saving money and resources and living in an eco-conscious way. It was during that time that I came across Kristen’s blog and I loved her voice and practical tips. How did you get interested in saving money? I’m 52.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 14, 2014

Of course, I didn’t know that the term for this was “side hustling ” when I first started out, but now I know all too well that many personal finance experts and even regular bloggers believe that side hustling can propel you forward faster than many money saving and frugality endeavours ever will.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

While this may seem like a big initial investment, the cost is easily paid back by the 70% energy bill savings. Myth: Geothermal heat pumps only work in rural areas where there is lots of land to put the collector system. Myth: Geothermal heat pumps don’t work. Always make sure to work with an experienced installer.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I 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.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

I was just working on it yesterday as I was making some notes of gift ideas for my kids. In 2013, I had a year long series, Christmas Savings Club , to encourage everyone to set aside money each month for the holidays. Part-Time Job. Saving Money - During the Holidays' Tips, baby! Please share in the comments.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. How did you get interested in saving money? I think I’ve always liked to save money.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 30, 2013

We can slash our budgets to bare bones, but the quickest way to reach our savings goal is to increase our income. Find a Part-Time Job. She was a stay at home mother and the hours fit her husband’s work schedule. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY! Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2013

When I was in high school , I worked two (sometimes three) jobs so that I could go to college. Being a reckless teenager, I ended up spending most of the money I earned on nights out and dresses, but the purpose of my working so much during high school was to put myself through school. Paid Internships/Co-Op Work Terms.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 6, 2011

I know there are many others who are interested in becoming a vegetarian or even a part-time vegetarian (for the record, I despise this expression. It’s not possible) but they think it’s too hard or too much work. Here are the ones that worked for me: Eliminate one meat at a time. Figure out what works for you.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 15, 2012

If you think these numbers are impossible to calculate, you’re right; so just work on averages to get started. When you have a retirement figure, divide it by the number of years you intend to keep working and you will have the amount you need to save every year until you give up work.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Our free calculator estimates your retirement nest egg based on your current retirement savings contributions and then calculates how it will stretch over your retirement in today’s dollars, taking inflation into account. Monthly contribution: This is the amount you save for retirement each month.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2017

He worked long hours at a high pressure job he really didn’t believe in and it took a toll. The work just kept coming at him and although he did work lots of paid overtime, he could never get ahead of it. The pressure from management to keep the ‘queue’ of work down was relentless. What are the symptoms?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 3, 2012

If you keep postponing your retirement planning, most likely you aren’t contributing any savings or money into your retirement fund (assuming you even have retirement funds). In doing so, it forces you to work towards accomplishing this goal. 3 Secrets to Retirement Saving Success. Seven Retirement Lessons Learned.

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Saving In Akron

JANUARY 6, 2012

Enjoy this week's freebies brought to you by Savings Lifestyle. Please note that all of these links were working as of 5:00 pm yesterday evening, so if you run into any issues, just let me know and I'll remove the link. 5 Simple Ways eBook : Saving Money, Taking Better Photos, Decorating On a Dime + More!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2017

In fact, the non-working spouse may have an inclination to yield to this as well. At the time, I was working part time for about 8 hours a weekend, earning minimum wage. I wanted to buy a nice TV so I had to save up for it. Insisting only one partner has the ‘right’ to decide how money is spent.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I pointed out the multitude of new blogs related to saving money, being frugal, getting debt under control and learning about finances. Peggy: I’m glad to see folks finally interested in saving and investing. We saved and saved and saved. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 24, 2023

It’s important to remember that taxes don’t stop once you’re retired, but you can take steps throughout your working life to minimize your IRS obligations later. 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.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Our emergency fund has saved us countless times and it will save us once again with the truck. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. How much can you save just by cutting out non-essential spending? Dinner time is stressful.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2011

Like I mentioned a couple weeks ago, my goal here at PET is to bring a wide range of viewpoints and strategies to the world of personal finance, living green, saving money, and being healthy. The Single Saver is a website dedicated to helping singles and small families save money with easy to implement money saving tips.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 22, 2013

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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Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Also read: Realistic Ways to Save Money Each Month. Money saved is money earned. My husband drives for Uber every time he comes home from overseas and makes around $1000 a month working part-time. You can make anywhere from $15 to $20 an hour and even more during busy times. .” Drive for Uber.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2015

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. If you track your spending for 2-3 months by saving every receipt you get a good idea where every dollar is going.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 13, 2015

Prepare for getting into the ones you think you might want to attend – by studying the right subjects, participating in the right activities and working the right kinds of part time or summer jobs. Try for internships to get a feel for what the work is really like. How to manage life activities.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 5, 2015

Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. This ultimately is what put us on the fast track for paying off debt in such a quick amount of time.

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

What is your ideal work environment? Whatever your field of expertise, starting a consulting business is a great way to make a sizable income while working on your own terms. As an independent marketing professional, you can work with small businesses who don’t have the in-house bandwidth to execute their marketing plans.

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 21, 2014

Save Even More On Combo/Value Packs! It works great for my husband who works from home part time and was also awesome for printing all sorts of things for my classroom! Find more great Amazon Deals like cheap MP3 albums, grocery savings and toy sales. appeared first on Saving with Shellie™.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Before retiring I often wondered about life after retirement – would we have enough money , would it change our marriage, would the kids and grandkids have different expectations, what if catastrophe struck and money became an issue, what would I do, would I miss the daily interaction with the people with whom I worked for many years?

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy.

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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. You are all working professions making an impact if your community and you should apply for this opportunity to win cash!

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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. We love church and missions work. It’s been busy with the babies and so much work/income that hobbies lately have been sleeping (if we can) and traveling. Drew 29, Farrah 27, Daisy 2, Scarlett 1.

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Saving SAHM Sanity

JULY 22, 2011

We'll just say it's been way more than five years since I graduated high school ;) By the end of February I started a small part time job working about 20hrs a week. On top of still trying to run my home, spend quality time with my children, and still find great sales/deals, I couldn't find the time to blog.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

I am in awe of those who make a full-time living from their blogs and even have to higher assistants so they don’t have to work 80 hours a week themselves keeping their blogs running. Therefore, in a secondary way, my blog has helped me generate a part-time income every month to supplement my husband’s full-time income.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 17, 2017

If you are going on to college in the fall, don’t let summer roll by without doing some preparation work to help you avoid typical college fail points. Support with gaining work experience. Current job postings for full-time and part-time opportunities. Here is what they are and how to get ready to duck them.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Earning a sub-poverty-level income for decades as a Catholic priest, he focused on his investments in his free time, and was worth nearly $1 million when he died. This 102-year-old former part-time janitor and dry cleaner left $2.3 Put the savings you made at the grocery with coupons into the savings account.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

You will want to oversee their purchases, especially when it comes buy items online, but let them actively find ways to stretch their allowance or part-time wages by purchasing things used, such as clothes, books, furniture, and even bikes and cars. Stress the importance of saving and staying away from debt. And vice versa!)

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. We have a huge heart for missions work. 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. Not to mention all the money we save. My husband.

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