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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) I can’t resist buying them high-quality, special presents for their birthdays and adoption day celebrations. We’ve saved so much money over the years shopping that way.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

People are always going to need a place to live and likewise, businesses are going to need a place to set up shop — why not be the business to help them throughout their real estate journey? You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start.

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How Krystal and Josh paid off $80k in 4 years!

Family Balance Sheet

works in outbound sales, and I teach part-time. myself from myself and stopped going out to shop and peruse and just “pick. 2 – Shop for meats that are on sale. daughter’s tenth birthday. racks FIRST when shopping for clothes and shoes. My name is Krystal and my husband is Josh. My husband.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. It’s not hard for me (anymore) to avoid expensive stores or fast fashion sites such as Shein and Temu, and instead shop at thrift stores or use my local BuyNothing group. I haven’t decided yet.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Instead of spending his birthday check for $10, my husband put it in savings – every single time. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working.

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