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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Activities include Artfest featuring 150 different artists and craftspersons, live music and entertainment, Chili Cookoff, Classic Canoe race, a traditional Indian Pow Wow, and SO much more. Fresno, California — Living A Frugal Life. Chicago, Illinois — Entertaining Chicago. Admission: FREE. A – D.

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

The Frugal Girl

Pure necessity: I grew up with a single mom, who was only working odd jobs most of the time. This and the fact that buying new things, restaurant visits and a lot of fancy entertainment events lost their attraction to me, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. How did you get interested in saving money? and never wore them.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. 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 mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well.