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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. As a teenager, I saved quite a bit of the money I earned babysitting and working in a dining hall.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We live on the side of a small mountain in a quiet, rural town, but we’re less than 20 miles from a city of about 25,000 people and its shopping and dining opportunities. Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school.