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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Recently I tried something completely new to me and earned $1000 in less than 3 months by donating plasma–see the details in #14. There was a time (pre-pandemic) that I ate lunch out almost every day with friends. It was an escape from the office, but it was eating up my budget…see what I did there!

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I have a rule now that if I want to buy a book, I need to donate one. And art supplies: I like to paint and draw, so every now and then I splash out. I also will pay more for some specialty food items, as I have several food allergies to deal with, and we eat a no-sugar diet. I’d like to grow our own catnip for Mr. Clark!

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)