The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

I started reading The Frugal Girl back in 2010 when Kristen’s kids were still itty bitty. Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. The same goes for things like clothes. I have given up on second hand kids’ clothing.

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Work With What You've Got

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

My husband is still unemployed and I don’t really have money to spend on clothes and accessories. This is pretty much how I feel about it. So it’s going well in that I am sticking to it. This is not all that remarkable given the situation.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 10, 2017

” The survey released in 2010 indicated: “Average annual expenditures per consumer unit1 fell 2.0 percent in 2010 following a decrease of 2.8 Since then, the rate has been trending upward, reaching around 6% in the third quarter of 2010. During the long 7 years since the crisis, many people lost jobs and houses.

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