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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting an Oregonian who does an impressive amount of homesteading. Tell us a little about yourself! My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! Hello, everyone!

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Andrea, I’m in my 20s. He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from the NW corner of Arkansas, where I was born (around 40+ years ago) and raised. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. He is also thrifty and is much better at budgeting than I.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

Family Balance Sheet

Our business was doing very well, and we were excited about the opportunity to own a property outside of our home. However, it produces a small part-time income from side-bar ads and affiliate commissions. We’re no spring chickens, so in November 2016, we started contributing again to our retirement.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. Cut your s pending , BUT still live well: No one wants to read, “ cut your spending “, because what they hear is live like a miser. Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend.

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What Money Advice Would You Give Yourself If You Could Go Back in Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I’d do things like take out student loans even though I had a full-tuition scholarship and a sweet part-time job in the university cafeteria. Me from 15 years ago would get an earful about what not to do, and advice on budgeting and saving and staying out of debt. Why I Don’t Use Credit Card Rewards Programs.

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