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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. My mother grew up on a farm, and from her accounts my grandmother and grandfather (who also was a foreman at the local glass factory, along with being an independent farmer) were frugal, and sometimes times were tight.

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Meet Stacy. She and her husband paid off $20,000 in 8 Months.

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I was raised debt-free and Barry was introduced to a debt-free lifestyle from his grandmother and aunt. I taught coupon and frugal living workshops and put any donated money toward the mortgage. And it saves on gas too. Thank you, Stacy, for being so honest with your debt free story. What inspired you to get debt free?

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