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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

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Today we’re meeting an Oregonian who does an impressive amount of homesteading. 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! Hello, everyone! Here’s Gretchen: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

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Today we are meeting a reader who lives in the same region of the U.S. Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. The post Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

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Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. The cats In my free time, I (probably obviously, considering my career) love to read, and I’m in a local book club. Hey everyone! Here’s Andrea: 1.

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Designate a Family Office Manager | Marriage & Money

Family Balance Sheet

Chapter 17 in this book is titled, “Why not run the family office?” She treated her role like a job and helped her family achieve financial independence. Even though I was helping my husband from home part-time with his business, I still felt like I wasn’t contributing to our finances and that drove me crazy.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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I’m Mary, and it’s a pleasure to participate in Kristen’s Meet a Reader series. We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. Our son is 29 and biological.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

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We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! I was born frugal, into a super frugal family. Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. Here’s Jennifer. ? How did you get interested in saving money?

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What’s Next for ME?

Family Balance Sheet

I have spent the last nine years working part-time at my husband’s office, but I either worked from home or around my kids’ schedules. Thankfully they both love school and they are both excited to see their friends and meet their new teachers. Does back-to-school mean big changes for your family too?