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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. My husband, Alan, and I live in a beautiful area of the northeast that’s full of mountains, lakes, and rivers and is popular with both tourists and second homeowners. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year.

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Meet Carrie. She Paid Off $14,000 in Debt in 14 Months.

Family Balance Sheet

Tell us about you and your family. After my first marriage fell apart, I ended up with over $14,000 of consumer debt, made up of a car loan and credit cards. I wasn’t able to afford much, and this was the first time I was on my own since having been married. Where are you from? What do you and your spouse do for a living?

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