Tag: Frugal Living
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Uncle’s Story Part 2: Digging out of Poverty
Tweet Today, I’ll be sharing the second part of my uncle’s story. If you missed, Part 1 you can read it here. Once my uncle was scooped up by the red cross and resettled in the US, he started to rebuild his life with his new bride Sophie. The two of them worked about 10…
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Little Discoveries while cleaning at Babci’s
Tweet I can’t believe 2 months have gone by so fast. Babci is coming home from Poland this Saturday and we’re all looking forward to her return. She may even come home to a bathroom that doesn’t have rotten+moldy shower walls, a tub that drains and a new non-stained toilet that has a toilet seat…
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Nature vs. Nurture on Frugalism
Tweet Is Frugalism even a word? I don’t care, I like it. Today I’m going to ponder the age old question, nature vs. nurture with a twist. Which of these factors makes a person inherently frugal in life? Now up until writing this post, I was firmly in the nature camp. We can all think…
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Minimum Wage & No Credit History = My Mom
Tweet How many people can say that they have never owed anybody anything? Well, my mom is one. She has never had debt. By NO credit history I mean: She never had a credit card Never had a mortgage Never had a checking account or driver’s license Never invested in anything besides a CD or…
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You have More Money Than Brains
Tweet “You have more money than brains” was a favorite quote that my dear old departed uncle used to use. At 2 am this morning, I decided to give blogging a try. I thought of my Uncle Joe’s quote almost immediately. Why? Because it literally took 5 minutes to sign up and buy a web…