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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

I think that I heard about Kristen’s blog through Katy, the Non-Consumer Advocate. I can’t resist buying them high-quality, special presents for their birthdays and adoption day celebrations. For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace.

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5 Steps to CRUSH Debt + FREE Debt Payoff Goal Tracker

Family Balance Sheet

I celebrated my 50th birthday month by sending in the very last payment. The worry consumed me, so in a brain dump session, I made a list of everything we needed to accomplish. For many years, we made a yearly goal to chip away at our six figures of non-mortgage debt. It took us years to pay it all off, but we achieved it in 2019.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In our consumer driven society where we have everything for children from designer clothing stores to classes to iPads, how does someone go so counter society and not spend anything on her children save childcare and medical expenses? 8 Ways to Inspire Children to Help Others How to Shop at Thrift Stores for Clothes To Save Money.

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Stuff – Full Circle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But to reach full consumer status, they have to be taught to want things – and they learn fast. Lists for Santa Claus, or for birthday gifts start them out and soon they are eyeing and selecting from the wonderful bounty at the stores. Kids will naturally accumulate stuff, even when they can’t buy it.

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