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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

We bought a cheap old trampoline and enclosed the bottom with chicken wire as their run It has been a learning curve to take care of this much land, as well as the chickens and cows we’ve since added. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!),

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Advance Your Career By Taking the Road Less Travelled

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Sometimes it complicates things and can throw a wrench in a project or a something I am trying to achieve, sometimes it’s just a roundabout way of getting to the same outcome, and sometimes it serves me really well. I worked full-time throughout college and took a few internships. Because I did things a little differently.

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Enrollment is OPEN for Elite Blog Academy

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Do you see other bloggers making a full-time income from their site and wonder, “how do they do that?” ” Have you ever wished that blogger could guide you through the process of a successful blog and show you step-by- step, exactly how to grow your traffic and generate a sustainable income?

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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

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Whether you want to retire early or work well after the retirement age, you will need to have saved enough to enable you to continue to live in the manner to which you have become accustomed. If you have no retirement fund, your quality of life could well be affected. The key is the length of time and the regularity of savings.

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4 Hobbies for Adulthood

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Here are some ideas for new hobbies that will get you off the couch and add to your well-being. Putting your hands in the dirt and nurturing different plants to grow in different environments fulfills a primal instinct that goes beyond just filling your time. Hiking is a hobby you can begin at any age, even in your senior years.

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Budgeting for Life

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It’s important to foster this attitude with your children early in life so that they impart these values as they grow. His usual diet of sugar and white bread has not served his health well. In light of these recent events, I have found that I’m not only serving as the primary caregiver for my own children, but my parents as well.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

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Smart money moves for your business Grow your small business with tailored insights, recommendations, and expert content. Podcasting will require an initial investment in some audio equipment and editing software, but once you get started, you’ll be able to grow as fast as you can talk, produce, and of course market your podcast.