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How Much Money Can You Live Off Of?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Any housing related insurance fees and property taxes are also important to include. Food costs would be a sum of the total of how much money it would cost to feed your family on a monthly basis. This is the category where cell phone bills, movies, electronics, video games, and the internet would fall. Entertainment.

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Should YOU Buy a Boat?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are boat shows, boats at Cabella’s, boat manufacturers and lots of people whose main recreation is ‘going to the lake’ My growing up family were definitely land lubbers. Not all family members like boating. Then, you would also need the gear that makes having and using a boat fun.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

We consider her our “bonus kid” and our family is extremely close. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Aside from those exceptions, we did all the work ourselves and with the help of family. Our son is 29 and biological. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.