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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

My Dad was a blue-collar factory worker with an incredible work ethic (3 jobs at a time to pay bills if needed), Mom (& her higher degree) quit teaching & chose to stay home to educate me & eventually my brother; they started a ministry when I was a year old-we all helped with the maintenance & function of said ministry.

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Children’s Music on a Budget

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most people know that music education helps grow children’s brains. According to the site Children’s Music Workshop , there are many benefits to music education including the below: Early training develops language and reasoning areas of the brain. Garage sales – I found a guitar for $5.00

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Teaching Children to Sell Helps Them Excel

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Why in the world would a sane parent want to teach their child sales techniques? Learning, practicing and honing your child’s sales skills will not be taught in school, but will be core to his or her success in life. Sales Are Part Of Every Transaction We Do. Do You Know a Millionaire Garage Sale-er?

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It’s Easy To Make A Million Dollars

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Meanwhile you are putting in long hours, continuing education, research and etc to grow it to a sell-able entity. Garage Sale Results Well, the last two weekends of ours have been busy to say the least. We hosted two garage sales in. You must persist in living below your means to stay out of debt and save.

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Make Your Own Board Game

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It can reinforce a family value or an educational need specific to your family. This was easy for me, because I already knew why I wanted the game – it is to be educational – to teach business lessons. I will probably use an old garage sale board game as the base, and just glue the printed game mat to it.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale! Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents? Cycling equipment and gear.

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10 Reasons You’re Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead of investing your money in education or your 401K, your money goes to clothes, gadgets, big screen TV’s or alcohol. You go weekend e-baying, garage-saling or to the flea markets. You spend your money on the wrong stuff. If you think you need it, attend shopoholics anonymous. You have bad money habits.

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