The Frugal Girl

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

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!) How did you become interesting in saving money? I think I first got interested in money by … not having any! so I just needed to spend money carefully and save if I could.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

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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. I have a degree in nursing and worked in pediatrics for 8 years, then left the profession right before I had my third child.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

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He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. We aren’t interested in the aggressive investing that is often common in the FIRE movement, but rather creating an enjoyable life below our means, and saving the difference. I haven’t decided yet.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

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Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. Those skills/needs became vital in my marriage as the spouse was chronically ill with astronomical medical bills & expensive tastes. This means funds are tight.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

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I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. Here’s Beth: 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I live just outside of Richmond, VA with my husband, 18-year-old twin daughters, and our two dogs. I’m 52. I never really figured out what I want to be when I grow up so I’ve done a lot of different things.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

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I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. This midwestern reader has 11 children, though, which is why she comments under Mbmom11. ? Here’s MB: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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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 dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter.