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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. As our family and household income grew, my husband and I made it a goal to put more money aside for emergencies, retirement, college, home improvements, etc.

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Control Your Bagworms – Economically and Organically

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

They plant some really nice foundation evergreen bushes and think they are done. In a couple of months, the worms have completely stripped the leaves, killing the plants. Bagworms, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, are moths that live in a silk bag covered with plant debris. I’ve seen it happen to my neighbors.