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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I enjoy playing the game and I like to win. What’s your best frugal win? My personal best frugal win was marrying a guy who can and will fix almost anything. Being frugal is just playing with numbers – and winning. A third “why” is that saving money is like a game to me.

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Reasons to Avoid Debt in 2014

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Between credit card offers in the mail promising great rewards and the ability to borrow money for next to nothing, debt can be enticing. When I was 18, I got my first credit card. As a result, I ended up getting myself into a couple thousand dollars worth of credit card debt on things that I didn’t need.

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Meet a Reader | Megan from California

The Frugal Girl

I made some foolish choices shortly after graduating college, burning through my savings and running up credit card bills. What’s your best frugal win? This might change as my kids get older, but the thought of traveling just sounds like a bunch of logistical headaches and poor sleep in hotel rooms.

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Simplify Your Life with Manilla

Saving In Akron

All those bills, bank accounts, credit cards, passwords. Because most people have more than 20 different household accounts, including three to four credit cards, several travel and hotel rewards accounts, multiple magazine and newspaper subscriptions, plus cable, phone, and other assorted utility bills.

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Try Manilla – Free Online Account Organizer – You Could Win $500!

Nicoles Nickels

Most people have more than 20 different household accounts, including three to four credit cards, several travel and hotel rewards accounts, multiple magazine and newspaper subscriptions, plus cable, phone, and other assorted utility bills. Try Manilla and become eligible to win $500 to pay your bills !

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Manilla – Free Online Account and Bill Organizer!

Nicoles Nickels

Most people have more than 20 different household accounts, including three to four credit cards, several travel and hotel rewards accounts, multiple magazine and newspaper subscriptions, plus cable, phone, and other assorted utility bills. Try Manilla and become eligible to win a $500 Spa Day ! Why is Manilla necessary?

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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Her dream of becoming a college professor died when her dissertation was not accepted and she did not win the doctorate. Disappointed in herself for not winning her doctorate, recovering from an injury caused by an attack in the service and suffering from the rejection of a divorce, she could not bring herself to look for work.