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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. We bought our house as a short sale in 2008. I think I could have gotten discouraged in my 20’s when I was chipping away at student loan debt and a car loan and in my 30’s when I had two kids in day care. ” Ha.

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