The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A reader wrote me an email telling me about some family troubles, including the story of her son leaving an abusive marriage, with his little daughter in tow. My almost 12 year old son needs a phone, as I broke his. I’ve been looking into phones and plans, and boy does it get overwhelming!

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Phones Cat Health Frugal 176

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

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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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Saving With Shellie

MARCH 26, 2015

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown – $2.99 Heartwrenchingly beautiful, this will change the way you look at life, love, and family. Happy at home with the loves of his life, his wife, Laurie, and teenage son, Jacob. And an even greater shock: The accused is Andy’s own son—shy, awkward, mysterious Jacob.

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Libbys Boys Kids and Family Grandfather 40