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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? What single action or decision has saved you the most money over your life? He’s incredibly handy and does woodworking as a hobby. I was especially close to my maternal grandmother, though, and any financial education I got came from her.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My hobbies range from reading to painting, pen-and-ink drawing, cooking/baking, and writing. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? My grandpa would shoot squirrels when they needed meat, and they had a big garden and my grandmother baked her own bread.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

She shares delicious recipes, money saving tips and frugal living posts at her blog, Stacy Makes Cents. What are your hobbies? I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt. Today’s debt free story is from Stacy. Tell us about you and your family.

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Find out how Maureen Paid off $79,540 in Credit Card & Student Loan Debt

Family Balance Sheet

What are your hobbies? I’m single, have a grown daughter, I’ll soon be a grandmother and I’m a care taker to my elderly mother. When I did this I ended cutting my cable bill in half, rewrote my car and house insurance saving me $300 per year, stopped the coffee runs, and just about eliminated my dry cleaning bill.

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