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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. What’s your best frugal win? Did you ever receive any financial education in school or from your parents?

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Parenting Pointers - What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children on Social Media

Motherhood Moments

At a time when children and teens should be building social skills, deepening relationships with friends and loved ones, and pursuing their interests, they are feeding an addiction to apps like TikTok and Snapchat. If they are old enough, encourage them to get a part-time job.

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Life Decisions

Nicoles Nickels

It was always in the back of my mind, a little brain worm that would tickle my thoughts of “what if” After a few years of attending college part time at night, I realized that I wasn’t getting what I wanted from it. I was getting the education but not the experience. It was just what I wanted. A little.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

He wants to retire early so he can do more woodworking, electronic fixing, and maybe work at a winery or brewery part-time. I would like to pursue higher education in some way, maybe a History PhD, or a library science degree? What’s your best frugal win? My college education. I haven’t decided yet.

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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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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our mom stayed home to raise us kids; she went to work part-time in the local school system after both my brother and I were in school. My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. I enjoy playing the game and I like to win.