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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

We spend most of our time seeing friends and family, participating in our church activities or working on our property. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Related Reading: How to Save Money on Groceries. We found a YouTube video that showed us specifically how to fix it. I paid $40 for a part and didn’t have to call a repairman. If you have some bigger items, you will likely make more money selling them on Craigslist or your local Facebook sale page than at a yard sale.

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

So how to do we pass along our ideals and actions to our children without forcing it on them? Teach them how to recycle household items like plastic bottles, aluminum cans, paper, etc. So, have you given any thought to how to teach your children about sustainable living? What kinds of things have you tried?

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

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Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. We found a You Tube video that showed us specifically how to fix it. I paid $40 for a part, and didn’t have to call a repairman. 15 – Find a part-time job. Pretty nails and toes?

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Find out how Jessica & Her Husband Paid off $175,000 of Debt

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Along our part-time business my husband is a senior web designer for Ramsey Solutions aka Dave Ramsey. We live a pretty busy lives and when given free weekends at home we love spending time at home on our little farm. His program will guide you through every aspect of finances including how to deal with collectors!

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

. ” Dr Dean presents iPads And Tablets: Ten Ways To Keep ‘Em Safe While Traveling posted at The Millionaire Nurse Blog , saying, “iPad’s size and weight make them great for traveling Read all about how to help keep yours from the black hole that is ‘ airline lost and found.’

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The Final Day of 31 Days to Find $1000 ~ How Did You Do?

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Day 3: Sell Your Big Stuff on Craigslist. Day 4: Find a Seasonal Part-Time Retail Job. Day 12: How to Get a FREE Gym Membership. Day 5: Return Unused Purchases. Day 6: Found Cash Update. Day 7: Make Money from Your Skills. Day 8: Sell Your Unused Video Games. Day 9: Plan a Low Heat Challenge.

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