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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

I would like to pursue higher education in some way, maybe a History PhD, or a library science degree? 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. Our dog I don’t plan to fully retire, either.

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Meet a Reader | M from the PNW

The Frugal Girl

Amusing Free Produce Living within walking distance of our city library is another win. Not intentional, in fact when we purchased the house the library was in a different location miles away, but it’s been a huge boon for our family since it moved locations. Also, thrifting —I very rarely buy new, it’s normally secondhand.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

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. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? The easiest part – it comes naturally to me at this point.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Much of the time, baby clothes aren’t used harshly — especially newborn and early infant clothing. While we do frequent the library, there are some books that we like to re-read, and owning them is a practical solution. Baby Items. It was much cheaper to buy these items gently used. What do you think? Go Frugal'

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5 Easy Budget Categories to Reduce

Family Balance Sheet

Find a fitness video series that you enjoy and rent from the library or purchase. Shopping the sale racks at your favorite store is always an option, but there are two ways to find even better deals on clothing. Thrift : I regularly stop by my favorite local thrift store and find crazy bargains.

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How to Save Money with Your Kindle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Kindles are wonderful toys, and they allow you to take your whole library with you wherever you go. With simple ordering that allows you to quickly download e-books and start reading them, you might soon find yourself with a very expansive and expensive library. Only 2 days left.Most people think clothes when they think.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most of us did not have clothes dryers, we dried the clothes on a line outside. Cameras had to have actual film and pictures had to be developed after the whole roll of film was ‘exposed’ Research was done at a library using the Dewey decimal system, not a search engine. There was no polyester clothing.

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