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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

We really didn’t have much money to spend, all my clothes were hand-me-downs (mostly from my older boy-cousin, not fun when you are a teenage girl, and you have to wear boys’ clothes!). Taxi rides, tailored clothes, and massages, just to name a few. I lived in different cities, had different kinds of work and varying income.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school.