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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Ironically, this happened at Christmas-totally out of the blue. From my mother: she taught me mostly everything including checkbook balancing, saving, investing, economics, etc. I usually take laundry pods & wash clothes wherever for less luggage/cost. If $1000 was dropped into your lap today, what would you do with it?

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The Cost of Personal Grooming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Business casual clothing was what it called for – meaning khaki pants and a collared shirt for the guys and the same for the girls unless they choose to wear a dress or skirt/blouse. According to a Nielson study , most of us just get these products from the local grocery or discount store, but even so, their cost adds up. How about you?

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather. Often older cloth furniture retains the smells from its prior life. Dealing with smaller cloth items. How to make used furniture usable. The sun bakes out.

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