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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

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. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made?

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Do You Hate Your Job?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We eventually alleviated the situation when I retrained for a high paying career and went to work full time (after those 10 years at home with the kids). Financial independence is defined by me as ‘not having to work for a living full time’ You don’t have to be a millionaire to have some financial independence.

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