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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. As an adult, I can see it was likely a mixture of not enough income, high cost of living area, mismanagement of money, and kids just being expensive for single mothers particularly.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

Family Balance Sheet

We’ll talk about cash flow, budgets, debts, and all of the nitty gritty of our finances that might not be fun to talk about, but are so important to discuss. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains. My mother recently borrowed some luggage from us for a plane trip.

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Put Yourself on the Path of Happiness for the Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He became a hoarder, he has not worked in years, he feels unemployable and his house is now encumbered with debt and will soon be put up for a tax sale. There is a mother, worried over her grown son who was involved with drugs early in life and was recently hit by a car. Give away a dollar in front of the thrift store.

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