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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. My dad taught my mom how to drive manual, my uncle taught my aunt, my fiancé even taught his ex how to drive manual. Hey everyone! Here’s Andrea: 1. I really assumed I would get it.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt. After we purchased our house, we decided that it would be our last debt – so we worked hard and paid the entire thing off in less than 8 years. What inspired you to get debt free? Was there a particular event? Don’t buy it.

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Avoid These Financial Mistakes with Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Agree on the values and expectations you want your children to have in the area of personal finance and consistently teach and enforce those between the two of you (and clue in any significant others in your family such as aunts, uncles, grandparents and etc). Derailing them with sudden windfalls.

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Be Confident

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If your expectations aren’t met, look elsewhere for companionship or start training those around you to meet them. Years after an Aunt of mine died, I found an entry she had written in a diary. Years after an Aunt of mine died, I found an entry she had written in a diary. Every body has a defect, not just yours.

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The “Friendship Tax”.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Just like there’s a cost of doing business, there’s a cost of doing friendship- attending social occasions, meeting for drinks, etc. For instance, my aunt never got married nor did she have any children. In response to the article, the concept of a “Friendship Tax” was introduced to me. But when has she been celebrated?

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11/20 Pinterest Pin of the Week – Pumpkin Cookies

Nicoles Nickels

You have to bring a dessert for Thanksgiving dinner at Aunt Mildred’s house. Simple, easy and yummy — they meet my kitchen mantra! You want to do something a little different but still traditional. You have little to NO time to do it before the big day. Here is the solution. So what do you think?

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How To Have A Custom Cake Made At Disney World

Saving Everyday

We told her that “Aunt Lisa” wanted to have tea at Grand Floridian, and we were going to meet her before having dinner. Our cake ending up costing just $78…shockingly affordable for what she created and the beautiful way they set it up at our table!