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How We Frugal-ed in June 2023

Family Balance Sheet

When my husband hung a smart TV in the sunroom back in April, we started spending more time in the room–even our teenage daughters started hanging out with us. We are in what I call our “shovel season of life” Our oldest daughter leaves for college in the fall of 2024 and we have a big savings goal to hit before then.

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11 Things I learned After Owning a Vacation Property

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My daughter-in-law went with me (my first grandson in tow) to look over various properties and we found one we both preferred. Do you have a vacation rental? It was lakeside, right across from a state park with a marina, plus we were promised a private dock slip (for an extra investment) on the grounds of the condo.

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