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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. How did you become interesting in saving money? so I just needed to spend money carefully and save if I could. I have always wanted to save money for the future. What’s your “why” behind wanting to save money?

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Meet a Reader | Maria in Florida

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a Floridian reader…and I know we have some regular commenters who also hail from Florida, so you will especially enjoy this. ? I especially enjoy Meet the Reader, Thankful Thursday and Five Frugal Things. How did you get interested in saving money? What’s your coffee-making method?

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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. How did you get interested in saving money? As a teenager, I saved quite a bit of the money I earned babysitting and working in a dining hall. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Hello everyone!

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

But this is “Meet A Reader” not, “Meet Only Super Frugal Readers” There are all sorts of reasons people hang out here, and some of those reasons have nothing to do with frugality. ? How did you get interested in saving money? What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts?

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? This one my husband saved from his own childhood 10. We love old toys!

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Meet a Reader | Ginger from Texas

The Frugal Girl

I sent Ginger the Meet a Reader information a while ago, but as she says, life happened, so she had a bit of a delay in (e)mailing in her answers. How did you get interested in saving money? I remember a shirt that I loved wearing with a caption about saving energy by turning off lights. What is the “why” for saving?

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Christmas Savings Club | March Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On January 25, 2019, I started the Christmas Savings Club. The club is open to anyone who wants monthly accountability to save for a cash Christmas. I’m challenging myself to find the cash in different ways other than my budget, and last month, I put the rebate I received in the mail from Ebates into my Christmas savings.

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