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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

A lot of blood, sweat, and tears were shed here, but we both agree that having no mortgage gave us a serious leg up on our retirement savings and other financial goals. Now I wish those dollars had gone into our savings accounts. I didn’t shingle the roof due to a fear of heights, but Alan, his dad, and my brother did.

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Why We Chose Medi-Share, an affordable solution to traditional health insurance

Family Balance Sheet

The new monthly payment would have left us ‘insurance poor’ On top of that bombshell discovery, we realized the insurance plans that were being offered to us were NOT compatible with a health savings account, a tax deductible savings vehicle offered to those with high deductible health plans.