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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You have to plant it, feed it, water it and care for it to make it grow big enough to notice. You have to give it space and time (lots of time) to grow into a huge money producer. This 102-year-old former part-time janitor and dry cleaner left $2.3 Tax yourself. The trees are your investment accounts.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. It happens all the time.) That would be me.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

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. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. I am not tempted to splurge on jewelry, make-up, or manicures. Here’s MB: 1. He is so talented at DIY.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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With that much debt, we needed some go big or go home heavy hitters that would make a big impact on debt reduction. While reducing our day to day spending would certainly help, we needed to reduce large chunks of debt at a time to pay off six figures quickly. We moved the goal post multiple times. We need to increase our income.”

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10 Smart Ways to Become Debt Free

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The idea of becoming debt free makes me downright giddy. How did they make it happen? When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. They also put an unexpected tax return and bonus towards their debt.

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