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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? an illustration I did for one of my son’s books. What’s your best frugal win? The other frugal win was we have been able to purchase two vehicles outright, with no loans.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

What’s your best frugal win? My son has a job at a local pizza place and he gets a free meal after every shift. I’d send some to my nieces to help with their college expenses and would donate half to our local food pantry. We also love travel and plan on doing much more of that when we retire.

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Nominate Your Teacher to Win $50 to OfficeMax for National Cause

Saving Cents With Sense

On behalf of the “A Day Made Better” cause for teachers, I am so excited to bring you this opportunity – you can nominate your favorite teacher to win a gift card to OfficeMax for school supplies! As my son has just started his educational journey in first grade, I truly appreciate all that they do. Entry Requirements.

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Cutting Costs and Buying Used Clothes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Before You Go Donate Items Before you go shopping, you will want to grab anything that you want to donate and take it with you. First, this helps you cut down on clutter, and second, it might make the employees more helpful if they know that you donate regularly. They will generally have the best selections.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. What’s your best frugal win? I have two!

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3 Ways To Save Money On The Kids’ Back To School Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A good way to make friends at your local thrift stores is to bring in your old clothing and donate it. When the 8-year-old grows out of something, it is likely that your son can then use it. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET.

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KMart and March of Dimes’ IMBORNTO Contest

Nicoles Nickels

Enter Kmart’s March of Dimes® IMBORNTO® Contest and your son or daughter could be featured in a Kmart circular ad! And, what’s even better is that Kmart will donate $1 for every entry to March of Dimes to support the organization’s mission of improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

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