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Friday Links – Long Weekend Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’re considering renting out your home, CAPI has a great list at Creating a Passive Income that you won’t want to miss: For Rent: Do’s and Don’ts of Renting Out Your Space. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores. PET Archives. Home Renovation Techniques. How to Ace a Job Interview.

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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

Family Balance Sheet

Find a fitness video series that you enjoy and rent from the library or purchase. Shopping the sale racks at your favorite store is always an option, but there are two ways to find even better deals on clothing. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains.

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Budget Friendly Camping for the Whole Family

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You don’t need to drive cross country on a rented RV or else your trip will be super expensive. If not, go to a local thrift store or go online on eBay/Craigslist and get yourself one. Make another list of things you’ll most likely forget, such as bug spray, matches, garbage bags, toilet paper, etc.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

Fixed categories are things like your mortgage/rent, insurance premiums, and car payments. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. When reviewing your spending from the previous challenge, realize there are two types of spending categories: Fixed and Variable.

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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

Our small business was going well, so we said so long to renting office space and purchased a commercial property in the summer of 2012. Leading up to it, we thought we were golden. We’d survived the dip in 2007, carried no credit card debt, and we were contributing to our retirement. Yep, life was good.

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Brand New Clothes And A Big Fat Place On Your Rock And Roll TV

Work With What You've Got

I got this dress at a thrift store a while back and it was floor length. It was eventually suggested that maybe I costume shows using rented pieces, or thrifted. I’m totally down with floral, flannel and clogs. I wore this on a Saturday with knee high black socks and clogs, but for work I felt tights more appropriate.