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Is The Deal Worth It?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This got me thinking – Is this a good thing, as in, we Americans love to save money? Or is this a bad thing, because we only think we’re saving money… when we’re really just falling prey to Madison Avenue? Will there be higher insurance premiums, lower gas mileage, and more expensive repair bills?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. A third “why” is that saving money is like a game to me.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? Over the years I’ve developed my personal philosophy of money and lifestyle through a combination of minimalism and simple living content, the FIRE movement including Frugalwoods and The Simple Path to Wealth, Dave Ramsey. This is recent. I really assumed I would get it.