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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

My husband and I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon with our three kids, ages 4-6. My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. Additionally, it’s really important to us to have money to give to our kids so we save for that reason too.

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Are you a ‘buy it new’ snob – one of those people who shudder at the thought of using someone else’s cast off stuff? After 10 years of not having enough money to buy new things, I found my dream job and started getting high pay. I paid hundreds for a slightly better model at Best Buy years ago.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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This includes Christmas savings, extra mortgage payment, clothing, hobbies, anything frivolous, and sadly, contributions to charities and our retirement will also be paused. The van has been awesome, especially when our kids were younger, but it needed 4 new tires and I didn’t want to replace them if we were going to get another car.

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Parenting Pointers - The Key to Achieving Your New Year’s Resolution: A Virtual Assistant

Motherhood Moments

Whether it's joining a yoga class, starting a new hobby, or spending more time with your kids, almost everyone has new goals for 2023. No one can take time back or buy it. Thanks for reading! By Raquel Gomes, Founder & CEO — Stafi What’s your New Year’s Resolution for 2023? This material comes from Motherhood Moment.

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Realistic Ways to Save Money Each Month

Saving Everyday

I vividly remember him saving his change all year and having us kids roll it for vacation. Buying generic will not only save you money, but you may even find new (and more affordable) products that you love! Clothing and furniture are just a couple of the things you can buy on the Facebook marketplace , Craigslist , and OfferUp.

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Meet Amanda & Daniel. They Paid Off $68,000 in Debt in 8 Months.

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What are your hobbies? Amanda currently homeschools their three kids. Daniel can work anywhere there is an internet connection and the kids can homeschool anywhere, but we didn’t have the money to buy the plane tickets or book AirBnB apartments. Tell us about you and your family. Where are you from?

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Shannon & Her Husband Paid off $22,000 in 9 Months

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What are your hobbies? He now works as an architect, and I do some freelance from home now that we have kids. That’s about it for hobbies, as our little ones are 1 and 3. We bought into the myth that student loan debt is “good debt” and that it was better to “invest” in buying a home instead.

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