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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If he indulges in his penchant for gifting HIS favorite cause, I send equal amounts to my struggling brother. Better to talk through the whys and wheretofors of your revenge spends to get to the bottom of the cause than to drain your bank accounts or wreck your credit with the spends. He was pretty angry about that.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Alan doesn’t share that regret.