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Meet a Reader | Ginger from Texas

The Frugal Girl

I’m a 53-year-old mother of 2 (grown) and grandmother of 4. My daughter lives in California and we talk regularly. Being between houses and living in hotels mostly, it’s hard to cook. Here’s Ginger! Tell us a bit about yourself. I’ve been divorced (unmarried) for 15 years. Wow, time flies.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight. My grandpa would shoot squirrels when they needed meat, and they had a big garden and my grandmother baked her own bread.

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I said good-bye to Cable and Hello to being smart

Coupons Do Work

My daughter had to get a baby tooth pulled. My car isn’t brand new and I need it to drive my kid to her competitive cheer out-of-state events and save up for hotel rooms and pay for uniform. In the back of my mind, with everything that went on, I thought to myself, what would my grandmother do? I got $333.33

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