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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!) She’s welcome to live at home for the next few years if she’d like so she can save the bulk of her salary. I was especially close to my maternal grandmother, though, and any financial education I got came from her. Here’s Beth: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight. Try things!

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Tips to Keep Teens Safe Online

Saving With Shellie

Have a Technology Safety Meeting. For example, I don’t “friend” people I’ve never meet in person. A good practice is to encourage them to never post or say something unless they would be comfortable showing it to their grandmother. Tuck it into their backpack without too much additional weight or bulk. .