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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I live in the Midwest with my family. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Something tells me there were some harsh words between the two events. The family behind us, for instance, lived for years in their basement with their brood of kids (they ended up with around 15 I remember). They used the berries to make a purple die and painted their own and each others bodies with it! Poverty is subjective.

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