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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

This spring, the gym closed down and sold off their equipment at a deep discount so now I am well stocked for any kettlebell weight I want to use. We bought our house as a short sale in 2008. It doesn’t blend ice as well and the way it is designed makes it super messy if you have to add ingredients in two stages.

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Why Use Cash?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As an adult, I use both cash and credit as well as checks. In 2008-2009 when we had the credit crunch and recession, there was at least one day when stores were not accepting credit. If you didn’t have cash to spend that day, you may well have been stranded out of gas. If I buy anything online, I use credit.

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