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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I’m 47, married, and living amongst the cornfields in a college town in the Midwest U.S. 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. My son is allergic to dairy, wheat, nuts, eggs and peas. We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our son is 29 and biological. I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close.