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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. I grew up with frugal parents so it was ingrained in me from an early age. and realized we should pay off this debt as quickly as possible.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

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Today’s Debt Free Story is from Acadia. She writes about simple living, parenting and her family’s foster story at Fostering Simplicity. We have a 5 year old son and are in the process of adopting our 2 year old and 4 month old foster sons, making us parents of 3 boys! How much debt did you pay off?

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Graduates – Use Summer to Learn How to Avoid College Fail Points

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You already have lots of contacts, not only your classmates, but also their parents, siblings and your teachers too. Time to find out. Talk to any alumni you may know (hint parents, cousins, that kid that went off to college last year) to see what they know about it. Read up on what colleges may offer. Resumé critiques.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I was always in debt, which has been a tremendous source of shame for me. Apply it toward debt. Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? Here’s Beth: 1. Tell us a little about yourself. I’m 52.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? That’s not right.

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How I’m Inherently Frugal

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Outside of my blogging life, I work full time as a magazine editor/designer for a large national company and I also teach part-time at a local University. And for fun, I study new ways to save money in my life (yeah, seriously, I find that fun… ), garden, and spend time with my wonderful pets.

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