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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This retired teacher spent a lot of time researching companies at the Boston Public Library. Upon his death, he shocked the library by leaving it $6.8 You don’t have to make hundreds of thousands of dollars, you just have to have some money left over after taking care of your obligations. Jay Jensen. We did that.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

Family Balance Sheet

I decided to be productive in those early morning hours and I updated our Family Balance Sheet and that’s when I realized why I was so antsy. However, I’m still in love with Instagram and I just started a profile for Family Balance Sheet. This is my referral Amazon link, but I found the book at the library.)

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Until, that is, she went out to the ‘library’ with her book one day, sat on the outdoor privy and got stung on the bottom by a bee! The family behind us, for instance, lived for years in their basement with their brood of kids (they ended up with around 15 I remember). Do you have a funny story about making do?

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