2014年
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Singing in the Rain
Rain is inevitable. For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, we know this all too well. However, today I’m not talking about weather, I’m talking about life. In life, there will eventually be some kind of “rain” (rough patch, emergency, whatever you want to call it). The older generation talks about having a “rainy day fund” for such occasions and most people would call this an “emergency fund.” As advised by Dave Ramsey, we personally keep $1,000 in the bank…
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Getting to know Mrs. Frugality
I figure that the first step in starting this blog is to share more about how I arrived at the conclusion that I should live frugally. If you already know me, this may be old news. Feel free to skim. Here we go… I went to a private university for 5 years, and in that time, I took out close to $25,000 in student loans to fund my education. I married my husband Fred a month after we graduated. He…
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Just another blog?
I’ve contemplated starting a blog for months. I enjoy reading what others are learning, and feel that I too have something to contribute. I thought of a name and a theme for what I wanted to share with the world. Then I got stuck. I felt overwhelmed. Does the internet really need another blog that talks about money-saving tips? What do I have to say that’s really new? I don’t have all the answers, but I do have a few…