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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. Growing up we tended to be a paycheck-to-paycheck family. I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. I also smiled when I saw you painting high up in the foyer. ” Ha.

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Money and Life in Your Forties

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Behind you are years and years of mastering the skills associated with your growing body; learning how to behave to get along in your society; hour upon hour in school being educated; days and months of becoming proficient in a trade or career; and seemingly endless hours of practical life experience at parenting and a myriad of other functions.

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