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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. (I Tell us a little about yourself Hello, everyone!

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

My time in Arkansas has only been interrupted by 15 years in SW MO on a remote farm in the holler, where I commuted from & was a caregiver for the spouse. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat. I was born frugal, into a super frugal family.

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