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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

Family Balance Sheet

I’ve been making bacon a lot lately in my cast iron skillet. Plasma Donations: $420. I earned $420 from 5 donations and a $50 bonus in the month of July. My time spent averaged about 1 hour and 40 minutes per donation. This includes check-in, waiting my turn for a bed, and the actual donation process.

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Season of Sharing 2013 Day 5: Friends and Family and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

When you purchase a pair of insoles, one dollar is donated to the Level Field Fund, an organization that strives to bridge gaps in funding for uniquely talented athletes – with the Winter Olympics right around the corner, this funding is now more important than ever. It’s fashionable and functional. Product Name: Air Curler.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

A family picture with my parents His degree took 5 years, and during those 8 years of essentially being a 1-income couple with kids after 10 years of being a 2-income couple with no kids, they’d racked up $30k in credit card debt because they didn’t adjust their spending to their change in circumstances.