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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I started reading The Frugal Girl about two years before I escaped from the workforce, which was almost eight years ago. How did you get interested in saving money? When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income.

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I found the blog looking for frugal recipes. Somehow, I was watching a video of Korean YouTuber Maangchi making something she called a frugal Korean dish, which made me think that I probably should look for more frugal recipes to save money on expensive ingredients.

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The Peach Tree Battle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

History In 2006 I planted fruit trees, in anticipation of retiring and having time to pick and use the harvest. I ordered them from a nursery catalog and paid a total of about $95 for four trees. I figured it would take at least 5 years for them to come to fruition (so to speak) and bear enough fruit to matter. That first spring things looked good.

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Exploring Veteran’s Benefits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We should have applied for a VA mortgage right after he got out of the Army in 1974 instead of waiting 4 years and saving up a down payment to get a commercial mortgage. When Mom died, my brother purchased additional plots adjacent to hers so that family coming after could rest there as well. This country has a lot of veterans.

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15 Best Selling Kindle Books for $4 or Less

Saving With Shellie

She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green – $2.99 Whether you are filling your Kindle while dreaming of those long, lazy summer days or are just looking for a new book for tonight, I have a huge list of inexpensive Best Selling Kindle Books.

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15 Books to Read Before They Hit Theaters in 2015

Saving With Shellie

This is going to be an exciting year for books and movies. Hollywood has some hot adaptations being released in 2015. If you are looking for a good book to read, check out this list of books becoming movies in 2015. I always love to read the book before I see the movie, this list should give you a great head start. #1 1 Mortdecai. 4 Love, Rosie.

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