One Frugal Girl

We begin forming beliefs about money as we take in the sights and sounds of our parents handling financial matters. If our parents fight about money, we hear the tension in their voices. If they cry, we feel the stress of their worries and fears. Over time we fill in the gaps between what we… Read More

Every day tens of thousands of women search for stay-at-home-mom job ideas on the internet. Do you know what they find? Listicles filled with impractical options and affiliate links. A typical list of stay-at-home mom jobs includes: blogger social media manager virtual assistant TikTok strategist photographer brand ambassador life coach web designer graphic designer videographer… Read More

They say money can’t buy happiness, but I disagree. When we spend money on things we love, we feel joyful. In the budgeting world, we call this fun money.  Many of our expenses are mundane and boring. We don’t typically shout, “Yay, I paid the electric bill!” or “Hooray, I just wrote a check for trash pickup.”… Read More

Did you ever keep a money jar growing up or a savings jar where you stored all of your loose change? I did. I searched for pennies in stores and saved up the nickels and dimes from my weekly chores. When I got home, I raced to my room to hear the coins plink against… Read More

When I turned sixteen, my parents bought me a ten-year-old used Ford Escort. After a stream of thank yous and lots of big hugs, I took it out for a spin. I hopped in, manually cranked down the windows, popped a tape into the in-dash cassette deck, and drove straight to my friend’s house. Beater… Read More