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Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget

Saving Everyday

My niece goes to Goodwill and buys what I can only describe as bags of junk, and she makes a full-time income selling it on eBay. Leftover rice can be fried with a bag of frozen mixed veggies and some eggs for fried rice! I do this ALL the time! I actually do this a few times a year. It’s just easy.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). And I am more conscious of eating leftovers and avoiding food waste. Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD.