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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. While we were still renting an apartment, I researched areas with lower property taxes, scouted out my ideal neighborhoods, and waited for a smaller, less expensive house to come on the market.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. Yup, I’m a voracious reader. But there are so many!