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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale! What’s one thing you splurge on? Cycling equipment and gear. And I had no kids or spouse!

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Christmas Savings Club | February Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2012, I'm holding a viral meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. The bad news is that I didn't communicate my plan for a pantry challenge with my husband and his whole foods cleanse started in the month that I was doing a pantry challenge. The Good News & the Bad News.

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