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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I live in the Midwest with my family. This was a time I had been thinking about not teaching anymore and staying home, so I was looking for new ideas to be thrifty. I want my family to have what they need and be comfortable. He is also thrifty and is much better at budgeting than I. Here’s MB: 1.

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Can You Cut Expenses by a Half Million Dollars?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The strategies did keep us out of debt however, and instilled in us habits of self-reliance, attitudes of ‘we can do that’ and a measure of life-long thriftiness that we might not otherwise have had. By exercising at home instead of paying gym fees we saved $600 per year for 17 years ($10,200). 40,720 Home Repair.