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 175

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! Not at all.

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Saving With Shellie

MARCH 26, 2015

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown – $2.99 Happy at home with the loves of his life, his wife, Laurie, and teenage son, Jacob. Then Andy’s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park. I hope this helps you find something new and great. Admired in the courtroom.

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Libbys Boys Kids and Family Grandfather 40