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A clean-the-inbox Q&A

The Frugal Girl

I saw that you don’t exchange Christmas gifts with nieces and nephews on your side. What did Christmas and birthday gifts for nieces and nephews look like when they were young? Did you give gifts to them when they were little and then stop at a certain point? Or did you not give gifts from the beginning?

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

We knew that I would likely not be working full time much longer as we wanted to start a family, so we chose a house that was in a low price range and got a 15-year mortgage. Within reason, we like to give our kids a nice Christmas with presents they enjoy. What’s your best frugal win?

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Ways To Ensure A Stress Free Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before this August, every long weekend, holiday and minute of spare time, I spent bent over homework, in group meetings, and writing exams, midterms, and term papers. It took me six years to finish my degree, because I worked full-time throughout the whole thing. This also sucks the fun out of gift giving. Shop Online.

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Easy Ways to Build Up Your Savings

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Extra income for me meant anything that I earned above and beyond my full-time office job, from things like freelancing. I made it a habit to transfer the amount of my extra income into my account just for that purpose every single time I was paid, and I never missed it.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

made by my husband While my husband’s income has increased over the years, we’ve ended up with a lot of (mostly) medical debt that would be easier to pay off if I were/had been able to work full-time. That there’s always still time to become more frugal. bowl my husband made for a gift 9.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. We buy a beef for Christmas ever year as our gift to each other. So we think thats a good christmas gift.

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An Easy Way to Save for Irregular Expenses

For the Mommas

This money is pulled out of your checking account and held for future expenses, and it’s separated from your traditional savings account to give you a clear picture of how much money you have available for that expense. So if you spend $500 at Christmas, you’ll need to add $41.67 can be downright overwhelming.