Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Video production Are you the person who brings your camera everywhere, or the kid who ran around with a video recorder, taping all of your family events and memories? You’ll need access to a commercial kitchen, a part-time staff of servers and a couple of assistant cooks to start. Take a page from Harp Design Co.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

I live in the Midwest with my family. I’ve been teaching part time for over 25 years. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. This was a time I had been thinking about not teaching anymore and staying home, so I was looking for new ideas to be thrifty.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. I cut the family’s hair. Instead of spending his birthday check for $10, my husband put it in savings – every single time. We also did without a lot of things.

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