The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. Nine years later, the rent for similar homes in our neighborhood is double the cost of our mortgage! Enjoying some outdoor time.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 6, 2014
We will probably be renting a car for our vacation this year. The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. Don’t rent from an airport location. Rent by the week.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
We planned to rent out the property and thought it would rent quite a few days of the year. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a place where our sons, their wives and our grandchildren could come together to play, visit and bond? Operating costs of keeping the condo rented have been higher than expected. Gather the family.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 2, 2011
I love to shop garage sales. Rent Don’t Buy. If your child is wanting to take music lessons, think about renting the instrument instead of buying. College students have the option of renting books now. There are multiple online sites that let students rent, buy used or sell books. Buy don’t rent.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 10, 2013
Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00 once at a garage sale and bought it for my grandson. Musical instrument exchanges – some sites let owners list and buyers browse used instrument sales. We rented our son’s alto saxophone while he took lessons in high school. Find A Used Instrument.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. We bought our house as a short sale in 2008. 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.
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. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. What’s one thing you splurge on?
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