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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I started reading The Frugal Girl back in 2010 when Kristen’s kids were still itty bitty. Visiting family in Florida, we enjoy no-cost activities like visiting their beautiful beaches! 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.

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Your Diploma Guarantees You Nothing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She received her Master’s Degree in Finance in May, 2010. When I graduated from college, I lived in Michigan and had very little opportunity for employment (at the time, I think unemployment in our state was above 16%). Currently, there’s a flood of Master’s grads with no experience, and guess what, no employers want them!

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