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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. Nine years later, the rent for similar homes in our neighborhood is double the cost of our mortgage! A freebie cabinet. Childhood joy. helping out 7.

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How We Paid off Six Figures of Debt

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It was so big that I cried for two days straight– we paid off six figures in non-mortgage debts. How we got to six figures of non-mortgage debt: In the summer of 2012, we found an opportunity to purchase an office building for our small business. Also, the monthly mortgage payment was less than our rent payment.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Alan and I, by choice, bought land in an area with low property taxes. How did you get interested in saving money?

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

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I came up with strategies to help us pay for yearly bills, large expenses, and we were able to pay off debts. This could be your rent/mortgage, utilities, loan payments, anything that has a due date. Necessary expenses could be: – Home: Mortgage/rent, utilities, insurance, taxes, necessary repairs.

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