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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting an Oregonian who does an impressive amount of homesteading. I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) We’ve saved so much money over the years shopping that way. Hello, everyone!

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. Hey everyone! Here’s Andrea: 1. Good for you guys!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I’m Mary, and it’s a pleasure to participate in Kristen’s Meet a Reader series. We live on the side of a small mountain in a quiet, rural town, but we’re less than 20 miles from a city of about 25,000 people and its shopping and dining opportunities. I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.)

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

Meet Krystal. works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. working full time at a low-paying job and going to grad school full time, while my husband was working multiple jobs just to help us make ends meet. get better once I had my masters degree and could teach full-time. My husband.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

People are always going to need a place to live and likewise, businesses are going to need a place to set up shop — why not be the business to help them throughout their real estate journey? You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start.

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Find out How Drew & Farrah Paid off $200k of debt, including their HOME

Family Balance Sheet

Drew works full time for Department of Defense. Farrah works part time for Department of Defense. Farrah also has a kids t-shirt line that she runs out of the house called Lovely Littles Shop. Nice visuals and monthly budget meetings kept us on track and accountable. Drew 29, Farrah 27, Daisy 2, Scarlett 1.

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Legit Ways to Make Money for Christmas

Saving Everyday

Back in my day, we didn’t have Facebook Marketplace, so I had to find other ways to sell things like yard sales, pawn shops, and flea markets. Most people are happy to do a porch pickup, so there is usually no delivery or meeting people elsewhere. Facebook Marketplace (and local buy/sell groups) have made it much easier.

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