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The Frugal Girl

We lived off my salary and banked Alan’s even before we were married so that we could build our own house (literally), paying cash as we went. In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent. What’s your best frugal win? Spreadsheets are my friends.