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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent. It’s a tool, and it provides security and options. I can see the appeal of international travel, but neither one of us ever had that particular itch. Spreadsheets are my friends.

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Good Modern Home Design is Eco-Friendly & Sustainable

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification tool to measure and evaluate sustainable design, and requires all facilities owned by the federal government to be built or renovated to LEED Gold standard, the highest level of certification. The GSA utilizes the U.S.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

I''ll spend a weekend or two before the sale to go through closets, cupboards and drawers deciphering if this is the year that I don''t need that oval baking dish or that long sleeved blouse I haven''t worn since 2007. The girls decided that it okay to part with the plastic kitchen, Handy Manny tool bench, and the Dora pop up tent.

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Psychological Tips for Successful Stock Investing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Although we have multitudes of new and better tools to track and analyze, I still find this to be true. Although the positions are now (mostly) back to the 2007 levels, if I had dumped them quickly enough and then bought in after the crash I would be better off today. If I don’t look it up every time, I never remember correctly.