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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

A few years back, my extended family took a trip to Holland, Michigan. I’m 47, married, and living amongst the cornfields in a college town in the Midwest U.S. We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt. We ending up buying our current home in 2015, when local prices and interest rates were significantly lower.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

” Sunrise on Lake Michigan I’ve moved a LOT – not as much as a military family, perhaps, but quite a bit for someone my age! Sunrise with my daughter at Lake Michigan Our son is now 15, and about 25 hours into his private pilot’s license, which he’s funding by earning money working for my father-in-law.

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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

I grew up in the mid-state, went to college in the western part of the state and took my first job out of college in eastern PA. The Oakes Museum of Natural History is located at Messiah College, just outside of Harrisburg. Battle Creek, Michigan — Pichea Place. Grand Rapids, Michigan — Give Me Neither.

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Control Your Bagworms – Economically and Organically

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you own a home and have landscaped with juniper, arborvitae, spruce, pine or cedar, don’t let the bagworms cost you a fortune. From Nebraska to the Atlantic and from Southern Michigan to Argentina, bagworms thrive. 5 Products That You Should Avoid Using How to Garden Over Winter: Key Strategies for Success. Go Green'