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Q&A | frugal mental health, “why did you get a cat”?, and phones for kids

The Frugal Girl

Also, I’ve heard good things about the affordability of online therapy, such as what is offered through sites like Better Help. Mint Mobile does sell some phones directly, but usually I just go to Amazon and look for a refurbished model that’s a couple of years behind the current model.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). And because my husband has access to the military base we can use their lake and camping sites which are much less crowded than the civilian areas. Cloth diapering.

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

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I had $29,000 in MBA student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, and $13,000 in a car loan. That observation brought back the flood of stories she and my grandfather told about coming to the US from Cuba with no money and starting over in their late 30s. I no longer use credit cards – only debit cards or cash.