I’ve always been a person who was comfortable with ambition. The first job I ever wanted? President of the United States. (I still think I’d be better at it than Donald Trump.) Lately, I’ve been talking with a lot of inspirational and hard working women. As I try my best to prepare myself for the […]
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Make Money Off Your Hobbies
A buffalo coin (worth $50!) After my delightful clothing swap a few weeks back I found myself with a ton of clothes. The way my clothing swaps work is everyone leaves their clothes and the host disposes of them somehow. Usually people take them to Goodwill and that was part of my plan too. However, […]
Free is All Around Us: Have a Clothing Swap
Snacks for the swap Monday night I hosted my very own clothing swap! I’ve attended a few over the past year but never been the host. I love clothing swaps. They’re a fantastic way to meet people, pick up new clothes for free and spend a few hours in the company of other women. I’m […]
An Almost Entirely Free Weekend of Fun
This past weekend was a pretty great one for me. I did a lot of socializing, a lot of eating and spent some time outdoors, which are all favorite things of mine! There was hiking, there was brunch, there was a birthday and the was Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. I spent a ton of time with the boyfriend […]
A Frugal and Fun Jubilation Week!
My faceless friends at our backyard birthday party This past week was the second year anniversary of my moving in to my current house and with my friends, one of my roommates birthday’s AND the fourth of July. We have a lot to celebrate in my house during this week each year. So my friends and I, being […]
Being The ‘Broke One’ Sucks
For my entire life I have been the ‘broke’ friend in the group. Growing up, my family never had a lot of money. I started my first job when I was 14 and I’ve been working ever since. This year, my 27th of life and my 13th of work, is set up to be my […]
March Debt Payoff: I kicked January’s Butt!
March, you beautiful bastard. It was a heckuva month. I feel like it started two seconds ago. There was a lot of work and a lot of stress but it was also a great month for debt payoff. March is now officially my highest payoff month ever! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal […]
SXSW 2015
South By SouthWest 2015 is in full swing here in Austin. The two week long festival is comprised of three distinct parts- Interactive, Music and Film. Interactive (the media and tech worlds meet sales and PR) kicked us off last Thursday and my-oh -my, has the town been busy. KaraKara Perez is the original founder of […]
I Just Paid Off Another Loan! (And How I Did It)
Today I have an unexpected and wonderful loan update: I just paid off the remainder of my Stafford 2 loan! I officially only have two loans left and $8,633 left in debt! KaraKara Perez is the original founder of From Frugal To Free. She is a money expert, speaker and founder of Bravely Go, a feminist […]
Working Seven Days a Week
This morning I slept an hour past my alarm. I set my alarm for 8:00 every morning and try really hard to stick to getting up out of bed within 15 minutes of it. I love sleep and these cold winter mornings (mid-thirties in Austin- that’s freezing here!), it can be brutal to get out […]