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Graduates – Use Summer to Learn How to Avoid College Fail Points

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are going on to college in the fall, don’t let summer roll by without doing some preparation work to help you avoid typical college fail points. Time to find out. Talk to any alumni you may know (hint parents, cousins, that kid that went off to college last year) to see what they know about it.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

I’ve since spent much time going through the archives. I got into minimalist content in high school, and somehow found Dave Ramey through there just before I went to college. 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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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

If you get a chance, find this book at your library and read it, especially that chapter. I read Millionaire Women Next Door around the same time that I became a mother and left the full-time work force to stay at home with our new baby. Manage long term savings, such as retirement, college savings.

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Her dream of becoming a college professor died when her dissertation was not accepted and she did not win the doctorate. Her Dad died, and she continued to live with her Mom. Mom continued to support her she too died. Although friends tried to help by offering part time employment, she was unable to keep a paying job.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Now I’m living on the small acreage that I was raised on (which is now smack dab in the middle of town & 2 miles from work) with my mom & my two kids, 15 & 8. We teamwork together to homeschool-I was homeschooled until nursing school, and I am privileged to be teaching my kids & have my mom assist on the days I work.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. Yup, I’m a voracious reader. (I