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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

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. If they‘d still fit, I’d be content to continue to wear my clothes from the early 2000s. I have given up on second hand kids’ clothing.

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Adult Children Living At Home – How To Approach It

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are a parent with adult children living at home with you, you aren’t alone. More and more “boomerang kids” – those that left to go to school or move out on their own at one point – are finding themselves living back home with their parents. Advantages to Having Adult Children Living at Home.

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If You???re Not Poor, Can You Teach Your Kids What It???s Like to Be Poor?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My mom was an at home day care provider. We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. While I was growing up, my family didn’t have much money. My dad worked first as a meat cutter and then at a factory. During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5

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