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Friday Links – School Update Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It is also the summer of weddings. Three close friends are getting married next month, so between wedding party to dos, showers, and stagettes the weekends have been pretty packed. How To Drive Green And Save On Gas Mileage. I am managing so far, but free time has been pretty scarce these days. It May Not Matter.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

My wedding dress, thrifted! Manual cars are generally cheaper than automatic and have better gas mileage because they are lighter weight). But now that I’ve progressed in my practice these 5 years, and have the room in my budget, I have a $130 mat, a few sets of nice yoga clothes, and $2500 teacher training.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We knew it would be a balancing act, so we were working on saving money long before the wedding. I track expenses, monitor our budget and handle all of our investments. One is that Alan and I had decided even before we were married that we (1) wanted to retire early and (2) we didn’t want to wait until we retired to enjoy life.