The Frugal Princess

Retired

I retired at the end of August 2022. Now that four months have passed, I am ready to really focus in on my next life. Over the next several months, I am going to focus on healthier goals and make my retirement a very positive change. As I start new hobbies, I plan to blogContinue reading “Retired”

Focus

Lately, I have been working on several different goals at the same time. What I have figured out over the last 7 weeks is to reach my goals, I need to focus in on the small steps it takes to accomplish my goals. This is true whether the goal is about health, finances, cooking orContinue reading “Focus”

Mother’s Day Reflections

Today on Mother’s Day, I took a few minutes this beautiful Spring morning and reflected on all of my blessings the past 34 years. My oldest son will be 34 in June. I had always wanted my own children from the time I was a little girl. I got married very young the first timeContinue reading “Mother’s Day Reflections”

Life Gets in the Way Sometimes

Soooo, I always have very good intentions of blogging more, because well I really like it. However, it seems like life is always throwing some sort of a curve. I decided this weekend to do more of what I love. Since my blog currently has no real direction, I have decided to not make thisContinue reading “Life Gets in the Way Sometimes”

Construction Day 1

Now that we have closed without a hitch, the real work begins. We all meet at the new house to assess everything and put a little more detail around our budget. When we walked in the door, I realized I had forgotten just how bad that smell was in the air. We all agreed theContinue reading “Construction Day 1”

Closing Day

The house we purchased was a bank-owned house so it can be a little more complicated than purchasing from an individual. As described in my earlier post, when we finally found the house we were interested in purchasing, the bank rejected our offer. They came back two weeks later with a counter-offer we could liveContinue reading “Closing Day”

Financing for Investment Property

I want to start out by saying, we personally do not finance our investments. We believe if you can’t do it with cash, you need to save more. The way we are able to do this is we worked very hard to become debt-free. Because of this, all of our income is now working forContinue reading “Financing for Investment Property”

So You Want to be a Real Estate Mogul

We all watch those shows on HGTV showing how easy it is to buy, renovate and sell a home. Now you think YOU want to be a house “flipper,” a landlord, or whatever. This is all about the reality vs. TV. We are going to start by talking about finding property. It is nothing like whatContinue reading “So You Want to be a Real Estate Mogul”

Blessings

Today is my darling granddaughter’s first birthday. I had always heard what a joy grandchildren are for their grandparents. I now blessed to know this feeling. Having a grandchild makes you really think about the important things in life and what kind of legacy and world are we leaving to the children. Part of the legacyContinue reading “Blessings”

Back at Again

It has been months and months since I last posted anything on this page. Over the last several days, I have thought about how I have neglected this blog and what I am really trying to accomplish from sharing my thoughts. Thinking about all of this took me back to the why: The WHY isContinue reading “Back at Again”