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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. etc” Well, I never wanted to be a race driver.

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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. We spend most of our time seeing friends and family, participating in our church activities or working on our property. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time! Hello, everyone! Here’s Gretchen: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Today we are meeting a reader who lives in the same region of the U.S. Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. The post Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! Multi-pronged answer here: historically it was hard-wired in my DNA as a necessity but also being a good steward of what we’re blessed with & being able to give/help others; having enough for emergency funds was always a high priority as well.

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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. 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 mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. Alan doesn’t share that regret.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

In a previous Meet a Reader post, we met MB in MN. I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. My home would easily be 5-6 times more expensive on the East Coast. I have tried homemade laundry detergent and abandoned it – time consuming and it didn’t work well in my machine.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!) I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. Years — I can’t remember how I found Kristen, but ages ago I spent a lot of time reading The Simple Dollar and Get Rich Slowly, which I loved back then before they were sold.

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