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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent. 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. I ran the numbers.