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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

I can’t resist buying them high-quality, special presents for their birthdays and adoption day celebrations. For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. What’s your biggest splurge?

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How We Saved in April 2017

Family Balance Sheet

In April, we saved quite a bit of money by comparison shopping, and choosing thrift first. Upon more online research, my husband felt the new repair would be beyond his ability, so we started looking on Craigslist. April’s Thrift Store Finds. My next stop was my favorite thrift store, Community Aid.

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