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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

I had huge medical bills for the spouse, was only working PRN, and needed new ideas on cutting corners. Those skills/needs became vital in my marriage as the spouse was chronically ill with astronomical medical bills & expensive tastes. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill. We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like.

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