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Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This year for instance, I dropped upwards of $250 on entertainment (boat ride, eat outs, amusement park, supplies, books, games and etc) plus the opportunity cost of using our condo instead of renting it out (over $1600 for the week) plus groceries, gasoline and more. It’s my grandkid!”.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

How did you get interested in saving money? Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? Maybe four years?

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Find out how Jessica paid off $56,000 of student loans, credit cards, and a car loan.

Family Balance Sheet

That observation brought back the flood of stories she and my grandfather told about coming to the US from Cuba with no money and starting over in their late 30s. Share your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. She was so meticulous with her money.