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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? an illustration I did for one of my son’s books. Hello, everyone!

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Financial Lessons for Kids that Actually Worked

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, even so, we did manage to raise our sons to be financially capable adults. Take them to the bank and let them see you make your deposits. Buy them a piggy bank and help them remember to feed it when they can. Let them open their own bank account. Take them into the bank. We paid our boys a weekly allowance.

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60 Retailers & Stores Closed on Thanksgiving Day 2016

Coupons Do Work

Christopher & Banks. Richard & Son. Barnes & Noble. Bed Bath & Beyond (select locations). BJ’s Wholesale Club. Blain’s Farm & Fleet. Burlington. Christmas Tree Shops (select locations). Crate & Barrel. DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse (expected to announce a closure based on their 2015 closure). Guitar Center.

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Black Friday Ad Release Predictions 2016 : The Master List of All Stores

Coupons Do Work

PC Richard & Son. Home Depot. Jo-Ann Fabrics. Lands’ End. — LEGO. — Oct 18. Levi’s. — Lowe’s. Palais Royal. Pier 1 Imports.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. We must have the money in the bank for every purchase. My husband and I have been married for 8 years.

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15 Books to Read Before They Hit Theaters in 2015

Saving With Shellie

What It’s About: A young woman and her best (male) friend/star-crossed lover are planning to head to the States for college together when she discovers she’s pregnant after a crazy night out with the most popular boy in school. Amazon Review: “ The Mortdecai Trilogy ” by Kyril Bonfiglioli (4/5 stars). 2 True Story.

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