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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

We splurge on travel, celebrations and presents for our kids. I can’t resist buying them high-quality, special presents for their birthdays and adoption day celebrations. What’s your biggest splurge? My husband and I always go out for expensive meals for our anniversaries as well.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It’s pretty standard advice to new homeowners that they should have a lawyer present at closing, yet we didn’t. With the internet, you can get practical how to information, illustration and even movies on almost any maintenance or repair topic you might need. Home Repair – Fix It When It Breaks.