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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. Electronics/beauty products/new furniture or household items (I’m using things left by my grandparents & living in their house, have done some changes & repairs but free/thrift is excellent).

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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. We aren’t interested in the aggressive investing that is often common in the FIRE movement, but rather creating an enjoyable life below our means, and saving the difference.

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Revenge Spending and Other Married Money Tricks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When hubby gets on a collectible kick and buys expensive WWII artifacts, I get myself a new electronic toy, for instance. At the time, I was working part time for about 8 hours a weekend, earning minimum wage. He suspected something was wrong when he didn’t see any money coming out of my part time job.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. A few years back, I hit my all-time high by borrowing 126 books over the course of one year. I love to read (Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Linda Castillo, Paul Doiron and C.J. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.

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Legit Ways to Make Money for Christmas

Saving Everyday

Gently used clothing, baby items, furniture, electronics, small appliances, books, fitness equipment, and tools sell well. My husband drives for Uber every time he comes home from overseas and makes around $1000 a month working part-time. Facebook Marketplace (and local buy/sell groups) have made it much easier.

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