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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

My hobbies include hiking/walking/running outside, reading, museums, and listening to music. Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. Here she is: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool. Another, very important frugal win, my very frugal husband who’s a natural saver and set us up for success by buying his first house (a foreclosed property) at 28.

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. Some people don’t have time or don’t like to bake but would love to buy home-baked cookies and treats. My sister-in-law buys dozens every Christmas from a mom who bakes for cash. But that store credit is much better than sending it to the thrift store as a donation.

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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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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. Some people don’t have time or don’t like to bake but would love to buy home-baked cookies and treats. My sister-in-law buys dozens every Christmas from a mom who bakes for cash. But that store credit is much better than sending it to the thrift store as a donation.

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7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Bad spending habits when grocery shopping often opens up the door to lots of impulse purchase buying—things that you may end up not needing or using until they go bad. I’m talking about repurposing what you already have lying around the house to save money on buying specialist cleaning products like Mr. Clean.

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Store Coupon Policy 2015 – Every Store Coupon Policy Here!

Coupons Do Work

Family Thrift. Hobby Lobby. I told her you can also print it out as I did ). Here is a list of your favorite store’s coupon policy : AAFES. Bartell Drugs. Big Save Market. Blain’s Farm & Fleet. Bottom Dollar Food. Brookshire’s. Brookshire Brothers. Buehler’s. C&R Supermarkets. Chief Supermarket. Family Fresh Market.

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